LIV-EX - MARKET UPDATE

Liv-ex 50: 284.28 (0.3%) | Liv-ex 100: 252.75 (1.05%) | Liv-ex 1000: 254.78 (0.47%)

Bordeaux’s share of trade by value on the Exchange has started to rise after hitting a low in June 2015. It is currently up 6.4% from this period and in April the region represented 78.4% of all Liv-ex trade. In 2015, Bordeaux’s trade share stood at just 74% – back at levels seen before the China-led boom. Likewise, the Bordeaux 500 Index is up and has risen 5.7% since December. This has been driven by strong performance from a number of the Bordeaux sub-indices. The Second Wine 50 Index is now up 15% from the market low in June 2014, with the Left Bank 200 up 12.1% over the same period. The First Growths have also started to show signs of recovery. First Growth share of trade currently stands at 31% of all Liv-ex trade, having registered 29% of overall market share in 2015. The Fine Wine 50 Index has also recently started to outperform the Right Bank 50 – up 7.2% since December compared to the Right Bank’s rise of 2.8% over the same period.