Liv-ex 1000 Index reaches record high in August

The Liv-ex 1000 Index – the broadest measure of the fine wine market – closed August 2016 at record high of 281.62. This is an increase of 3.04% on the July’s close. The index previously reached a high of 279.69 in July 2011 at the peak of the China-led bull market. It then fell 13.3% […]

The Liv-ex 1000 Index – the broadest measure of the fine wine market – closed August 2016 at record high of 281.62. This is an increase of 3.04% on the July’s close.

The index previously reached a high of 279.69 in July 2011 at the peak of the China-led bull market. It then fell 13.3% before hitting a low of 242.6 in August 2014.

The fine wine market has been rising since December 2015. It has seen a boost since the UK announced its decision to leave the EU at the end of June. With a weaker Sterling, the secondary market has seen increased buying from Euro and Dollar-based merchants.

Bordeaux and Burgundy have been leading the charge. The Bordeaux 500 Index – which tracks the price movements of the ten most recent physical vintages of 50 top Bordeaux Chateaux – has gained 16.2% so far in 2016.

These were also the regions that showed the strongest performances in August: the Bordeaux 500 and Burgundy 150 both increased by 3%.

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