Vienna Stock Exchange: ATX Outperforms Major Western European Indices In 3Q

The ATX surged by 14.76% in the third quarter, thereby offsetting the setbacks of the first half-year (including dividends ATX TR: 15.48%). The start of the year 2016 was marked by declining oil prices, the China crisis, worries about the development of the economy and the Brexit surprise. Despite these events, the ATX has risen since the beginning of the year by 0.35%, and the ATX TR by 3.11%. The ATX thus clearly outperformed the YTD performance of the European benchmark index Eurostoxx 50 (‑ 8.12%). Equity trading volumes on the Vienna Stock Exchange were 10.4% higher in September than in the previous year (09/2015: EUR 4.52 billion; 09-2016: EUR 4.99 billion). Total trading volume on the Vienna Stock Exchange YTD is EUR 42.08 billion (01-09 2015: EUR 44.19 billion). In 2016 to date, executed orders through the XETRA® trading system of the Vienna Stock Exchange increased by 11.5% year on year.