International stock markets performed very well in the month of September. While international indices like the FTSE, SMI, DAX and CAC40 managed to slightly improve their negative performance, the ATX climbed from 206 to 222 and the BUX from 177 to 194%. Only the Dow Jones remained practically unchanged versus August (-3.56%).
Index | 28 Dec 2000 | 30 Sep 2005 | Performance in % |
Austrian Traded Index | 1,073.30 | 3,457.45 | 222.13 |
BUX (Hungary) | 7,795.46 | 22,948.69 | 194.39 |
DJI (USA) | 10,868.76 | 10,568.70 | -2.76 |
FTSE (Great Britain) | 6,223.20 | 5,477.70 | -11.98 |
SMI (Switzerland) | 8,135.40 | 6,898.88 | -15.20 |
DAX (Deutschland) | 6,371.64 | 5,044.12 | -20.83 |
CAC40 (France) | 5,920.60 | 4,600.02 | -22.30 |
The performance was computed on the basis of the respective closing prices on 28 December and 30 September 2005.

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