On this day in 1962 Close Brothers Group listed on the LSE.
The following chart plots the average monthly out-performance of the shares over the FTSE 100 Index since 1988. For example, on average Close Brothers Group has out-performed the FTSE 100 by 3.8 percentage points in August.
![Average monthly performance of Close Brothers Group [CBG] relative to the FTSE 100 Index (1988-2013)](http://stockmarketalmanac.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Monthly-seasonality-of-shares-CBG-2013.png "Monthly seasonality of shares [CBG] (2013)")
Observations
- The strongest month for Close Brothers Group shares relative to the market has been August (the shares have out-performed the market in this month in 19 of the last 25 years).
- The weakest month for Close Brothers Group relative to the market has been July (the shares have only out-performed the market in this month in 9 of the past 25 years).
Close Brothers Group is in the FTSE 350 Financial Services [NMX8770] sector.
