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August’s biggest share price gains and falls – EMIX Europe Index

By Euromoney Indices

07 Sep 2015

The Euromoney EMIX Europe Index currently comprises 637 companies across 16 European countries, including the largest 350 stocks and the most liquid 35% of the smaller company universe.

Greek banks took a hit in August, with Piraeus Bank SA (-78.5%), Eurobank Ergasias SA (-75.0%), Alpha Bank (-73.9%), and National Bank of Greece (-56.7%) propping up the bottom of the Euromoney EMIX Europe Index companies performance league table. The UK’s Vedanta Resources (+37.1%) topped the table, with Denmark’s H Lundbeck (+28.30%) occupying 2nd place for the second month running.

Despite a small recovery in July, the Euromoney EMIX Europe Index fell by -8.47% in August, with all sectors returning negative performances. Retail Providers (-6.55%) and Business Providers (-7.42%) were the best performing sectors, and Natural Resources (-10.93%) and Financials (-9.00%) were the worst performers.

Ireland topped the national performance league table in August with 8 companies in the index falling by an average of -2.22%. Dropping from no.1 spot last month, Switzerland was the second strongest with companies falling by an average of -6.13%. Companies from Greece (-33.94%) and Netherlands (-10.27%) showed the weakest performance over the month.

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Top share price risers

Company	August share price move (%)	Country	Industry group	Sector
Vedanta Resources	+37.10	UK	Natural Resources	Diversified Natural Resources
H Lundbeck	+28.30	Denmark	Consumer Goods	Health
Paddy Power	+20.60	Ireland	Retail Providers	Leisure
Balfour Beatty	+15.60	UK	Basic Materials	Construction & Building Materials
Galenica AG	+13.00	Switzerland	Consumer Goods	Health

Biggest share price falls

Company	August share price move (%)	Country	Industry group	Sector
Piraeus Bank SA	-78.50	Greece	Financials	Banks
Eurobank Ergasias SA	-75.00	Greece	Financials	Banks
Alpha Bank	-73.90	Greece	Financials	Banks
National Bank of Greece	-56.70	Greece	Financials	Banks
Abengoa B	-46.80	Spain	Basic materials	Construction & Building Materials

Best performing countries

Country	August performance (%)
Ireland	-2.22
Switzerland	-6.13
Denmark	-6.24
UK	-6.48
Italy	-6.70

Worst performing countries

Country	August performance (%)
Greece	-33.94
Netherlands	-10.27
Finland	-9.04
Austria	-8.72
Portugal	-8.69

Best performing sectors

Sector	August performance (%)
Retail Providers	-6.55
Business Providers	-7.42
Consumer Goods	-8.30
Industrial Goods	-8.36

Worst performing sectors

Sector	August performance (%)
Natural Resources	-10.93
Financials	-9.00
Technology	-8.59
Basic Materials	-8.36

Additional statistics are available on request. Please contact:

Scott Thomson

Euromoney Indices

Tel: 0131 220 1338

scott.thomson@euromoneyplc.com

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Background
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In September 2013, as part of a larger restructuring of HSBC, the Quantitative Techniques business was acquired by Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC and renamed Euromoney Indices.

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