MARKET ANNOUNCEMENT

7 January 2013

ASX Group Monthly Activity Report - December 2012

The value
of ASX-listed
stocks, as
measured by
the All Ordinaries Index, rose 3.2%
in December 2012. This
performance was above rises in other major markets, including Germany up 2.8%, Hong Kong up 2.8%, the UK up
0.5%, and the US up 0.7%. Japan was up 10.0% and Singapore up 3.2%.
Volatility measures for the Australian equity market were below long-term averages during December: