GameStop Frenzy Halts FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index Surge - Index Up 0.8.% In January, After Blistering Start To Year Date 08/02/2021 Shares in the world's largest exchange operating groups rose by 0.8% in January, with only 12 of the 32 constituents of the FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index being in positive territory. The Index closed at 73,114.7 points, up from the December close of 72,499.8. The index set a new closing all-time high of 76,043.31 on 25 January 2021, before the exchanges sector was hit by the contagion effect from the volatility triggered by retail investors driving up stocks such as GameStop and AMC Entertainment through online forums on websites such as Reddit.