Vienna Stock Exchange Expects Volatile Year for Stock Markets

Markets ♦ Published: December 30, 2011; 13:23 ♦ (Vindobona)

The ATX recorded a drop of 34,87% in the year 2011. Trading volume was down by 18%.

Vienna Stock Exchange Expects Volatile Year for Stock Markets / Picture: © Wiener Börse AG / VSE Vienna Stock Exchange

The Vienna Stock Exchange was confronted with an adverse environment in 2011. All European stock exchanges struggled with declining stocks caused by the global economic crisis and the worsening sovereign debt crisis. The situation caused IPOs to come practically to a standstill throughout Europe; on the Vienna Stock Exchange, there was one IPO (AMAG) and four capital increases this…