Vienna Stock Exchange: Management Demonstrates Optimism

People ♦ Published: December 30, 2012; 00:03 ♦ (Vindobona)

Birgit Kuras, CEO of Vienna Stock Exchange, is satisfied with the performance of the Austrian main index ATX.

Vienna Stock Exchange: Management Demonstrates Optimism / Picture: © Wiener Börse AG

“The performance of ATX was really amazing. Taking dividends into account, ATX won 32% this year.” Kuras told the Austrian newspaper “Kurier”. This is substantially better than German DAX or Dow Jones, Kuras says. “We have recorded a revival of the equity market and nobody has recognized it.” Neverthless, the level of 2007 could not be reached. More than five years ago, ATX…