The ATX fell 2.65 percent to 6,611.99 points on Wednesday, after three days of gains (finanzen.at, trend.at, wallstreet-online, boerse-social, it-boltwise). Banks lost the most: Erste Group −4.90 percent, BAWAG −3.79, Raiffeisen Bank International −3.91. Andritz fell 4.26 percent and voestalpine 3.59 percent, while OMV rose 2.39 percent. The reports give a sell-off in European bank shares, high bond yields mainly in France, political uncertainty in several euro countries and caution ahead of the earnings season as the reasons. The oil price played no role on Wednesday: WTI fell. The ECB reference rate was
The Vienna Stock Exchange depends heavily on banks and industry. When bank stocks are sold across Europe and yields stay high, it hits the Vienna market especially hard. A daily loss of more than two percent shows how thin sentiment was after the brief recovery.
For fund savers and pension plans, a single day is rarely decisive; the trend matters. Higher government bond yields can also make loans more expensive.
Calm: the ATX is still up about 24 percent since the start of the year, and a pullback after the recovery is normal.
Caution: high yields, weak banks and political uncertainty could trigger further losses.
The losses shared a common pattern: banks and yields. What matters is whether French bonds calm down. If yields stay high, bank stocks remain under pressure.
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ATX plunges 2.65 percent to 6,611.99 points: bank stocks and high bond yields weigh
After three straight days of gains, the biggest one-day loss in weeks for Vienna’s benchmark index. Erste Group loses 4.9 percent; OMV is the only larger stock to rise.
The ATX closed on Wednesday, October 7, 2.65 percent lower at 6,611.99 points; the intraday low was 6,562.76 (finanzen.at, trend.at, wallstreet-online, boerse-social, it-boltwise). For the week it is down 1.57 percent, and it remains up about 24 percent since the start of the year. Bank stocks led the losses: Erste Group fell 4.90 percent to €110.60, BAWAG 3.79 percent to €170.30 and Raiffeisen Bank International 3.91 percent to €57.75. Andritz (−4.26 percent) and voestalpine (−3.59 percent) also declined. The biggest winner was OMV, up 2.39 percent to €72.90.
The market reports give a sell-off in European bank shares and high bond yields, especially on French government bonds, as the reasons. According to the reports, analysts also point to political uncertainty in Germany, France and Spain and to caution ahead of the earnings season; in addition, there was little corporate news from Vienna. The ECB reference rate was $1.1177 per euro, after 1.1269 on Tuesday. On Wall Street the S&P 500 closed down 0.22 percent at 7,801.77 points, WTI lost 1.30 percent to $88.28, and gold 1.11 percent to $4,140.7.