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VIENNA (dpa-AFX) – The Vienna Stock Exchange closed its operations more calmly on Thursday. The leading ATX index fell 0.31 percent to 2,245.48 units. The broader ATX Prime similarly fell 0.30 percent to 1,147.26 points.
In a predominantly negative European equity outlook, the ATX also rebounded somewhat. Market watchers noted an unspectacular trading day. Neither the ECB after its council meeting nor the US labor market figures gave a clear surprise and associated directional boost. The slowdown in the Wall Street recovery also prompted investors to exercise caution.
The company level reported very poor reports on the national stock market. At the end of the week, Vienna Airport will present its traffic results for August. In the run-up to the presentation of the figures, the titles of Austria’s largest airport came out of the trading day by 1.4 percent.
Among heavyweights, Erste Group provided support for the ATX with an increase of 1.3 percent. Raiffeisen Bank International, on the other hand, was 0.7 percent cheaper. OMV shares fell 0.6 percent. Verbund shares clearly closed in the red with a loss of 1.5 percent and Andritz (minus 2.4 percent). voestalpine increased by a moderate 0.2 percent. The most notable course change was made by Semperit in the second row at a 4.5 percent discount.
Bawag shares closed 0.3 percent lower in price. The bank wants to get by with fewer board members. The supervisory board decided to reduce the number of board members from six to five. Therefore, BAWAG strives to simplify the entire group.
Some stocks in real estate companies fell downhill. Immofinanz stocks posted a 1.5 percent price loss. CA Immo fell 0.7 percent./ste/sto/APA/fba
