ATX has reached the highest level in 16 years - a milestone for Austria!

ATX has reached the highest level in 16 years - a milestone for Austria!

Wien, Österreich - An important milestone was reached on Friday, February 14, 2025, on the Vienna Stock Exchange: The Austrian stock index ATX once again exceeded the 4078 points, which was last reached shortly before the outbreak of the Ukraine War on February 11, 2022. With a short-term value of 4079 points, the index marked an impressive 16-year high. It is the first time since the financial crisis in 2008 that the ATX has again entered such high regions after suffering massive losses in 2022 as a result of the Russian attack on Ukraine. At the end of the trade, the index was a bit lower at 4067 points.

The Austrian Traded Index

The ATX reflects the course development of the 20 largest Austrian companies and is one of the most important barometers for the country's economic health. This index serves numerous financial products as underlying, including futures and options, and enables investors to assess the economic development of Austria. In contrast to many other indices, such as the DAX, no dividends are taken into account in the ATX; It is led as a price index, which represents the courses of the company shares without the income from distributions, according to the information from wikipedia .

The dynamic development of the ATX suggests that the market is working towards stability that has been lost in recent years. For investors and investors, this upward trend could be a positive signal, in particular overcoming such a critical brand value. The next adjustments in the composition of the ATX will be carried out in March and September if representatives from various economic sectors make their recommendations, and the weighting of the shares is also checked in these intervals.