Vienna Stock Exchange: High Dependence on UK Traders

Professional ServicesFinancial Services ♦ Published: April 3, 2019; 19:21 ♦ (Vindobona)

In 2018, around 60% of the equity turnover on the Vienna Stock Exchange came from UK trading participants. Hence equity turnover declined by 16.3% compared to the previous year. The most active stocks were Erste Group, OMV and Voestalpine. The SME segment "direct market plus" started with 8 companies, including 4 new listings.

The most active Austrian stocks in the first quarter were Erste Group Bank AG with a turnover of EUR 3.44 billion, ahead of OMV AG (EUR 1.93 billion) and voestalpine AG (EUR 1.92 billion). / Picture: © Wiener Börse AG / VSE Vienna Stock Exchange

Vienna Stock Exchange can look back on an eventful first quarter 2019.

The SME segment "direct market plus" started with 8 companies, including 4 new listings.

February began with Europe's first IPO in 2019: Marinomed Biotech AG floated in Vienna's prime market segment.

The Vienna Stock Exchange's equity market generated a turnover of EUR 16.01 billion in the…