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August’s European Small Cap share price gains and falls

By Euromoney Indices

09 Sep 2015

The Euromoney Smaller European Companies Index Series currently comprises 1350 companies across 16 European countries.

Italy’s Electricals company Delclima SpA (+95.7%) and French Health company Transgene (+74.9%) were the top performing companies in the Euromoney Smaller European Companies Index Series during August. Greece’s Banking sector performed badly with Piraeus Bank SA (-78.5%) and Eurobank Ergasias SA (-75.0%) propping up the bottom of the performance league.

Having been the worst performing sector for the last three consecutive months, Natural Resources (-3.94%) saw a change in fortune and was the best performing sector in August, with Retail Providers (-4.19%) in second place. Basic Materials (-6.05%) followed by Business Providers (-5.92%) were the worst performing sectors. Following a positive performance in July, the Euromoney Smaller European Companies Index Series fell by -5.32% during August.

Ireland came top of the national performance league table with its 16 companies showing an average return of +3.78%. Greece (-25.78%) came bottom of the league table, followed by Netherlands (-9.22%).

Top share price risers

Company	August share price move (%)	Country	Industry group	Sector
Delclima SpA	+95.70	Italy	Industrial Goods	Electricals
Transgene	+74.90	France	Consumer Goods	Health
Vedanta Resources	+37.10	UK	Natural Resources	Diversified Natural Resources
Koenig & Bauer	+31.80	Germany	Industrial Goods	Industrial Machinery
H Lundbeck	+28.30	Denmark	Consumer Goods	Health

Top 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
HSS Hire Group plc	-49.30	UK	Business Providers	General Services
Abengoa B	-46.80	Spain	Basic Materials	Construction & Building Materials
Fagron	-44.60	Belgium	Consumer Goods	Health

Best performing countries

Country	August performance (%)
Ireland	+3.78
Denmark	+0.00
UK	-2.23
Switzerland	-2.71
Sweden	-3.18

Worst performing countries

Country	August performance (%)
Greece	-25.78
Netherlands	-9.22
Portugal	-7.00
Finland	-6.82
Spain	-6.59

Best performing sectors

Sector	August performance (%)
Natural Resources	-3.94
Retail Providers	-4.19
Consumer Goods	-4.54
Technology	-5.33

Worst performing sectors

Sector	August performance (%)
Basic Materials	-6.05
Business Providers	-5.92
Industrial Goods	-5.76
Financials	-5.41

Notes to editors
Performance results for individual companies are provided in local currency, whereas composite performance for the Euromoney Smaller European Companies Index Series is in Euros (EUR).
Performance results for individual companies are provided in local currency, whereas composite performance for the Euromoney Smaller European Companies Index Series is in Euros (EUR).
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