Wiener Börse Index Comparison: Markets On The Rise In March

March was a generally good month for markets. The ATX improved long-term performance from 279% to 286%, while the Dow Jones advanced from 1.15% to 2.21%. The indices SMI, FTSE, DAX and CAC 40 checked their negative performance. Only the BUX reported losses in March.

Index	Ultimo 2000	Ultimo March 2006	Performance in %
Austrian Traded Index	1,073.30	4,139.83	285.71
BUX (Ungarn)	7,795.46	23,065.09	195.88
DJI (USA)	10,868.76	11,109.32	2.21
SMI (Schweiz)	8,135.40	8,023.30	-1.38
FTSE (Großbritannien)	6,223.20	5,964.60	-4.16
DAX (Deutschland)	6,371.64	5,970.08	-6.30
CAC40 (Frankreich)	5,920.60	5,220.85	-11.82

The performance was computed on the basis of the respective closing prices on the last trading day in 2001 and March 2006.

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