The Euro Stoxx 50 performance may depend on various factors such as EU economic situation, political stability, the energy crisis or even the strength of the U.S. dollar. Let’s have a brief introduction to the index and its performance in 2022.
Introduction
The Euro Stoxx 50 is a stock market index that represents the 50 largest and most liquid stocks in the Eurozone based on free-float market capitalization. The index consists of the major blue-chip companies, with a market capitalization of more than €3 billion, from more than 10 European countries. Additionally, most of the companies are represented from France and Germany.
The Euro Stoxx 50 Index has been around for over 30 years and has been in existence since 1988. Besides this, the index is managed by the index provider STOXX. Moreover it is one of the most widely recognized and followed indexes in Europe.
Euro Stoxx 50 Performance in 2022
The Euro Stoxx 50 Index is the benchmark index of the Eurozone. It gives a general overview of how well European stocks are performing, as well as it provides a basis for comparison to other markets around the world.
The energy crisis, the fears of recession and the hiking interest rates in Europe put the European stocks under pressure in 2022. The EURO STOXX 50 index fell in the price by -23,40% in the first 3 quarters of 2022.
Components of Euro Stoxx 50 Index and their individual performance
The EURO STOXX 50 index consists of 50 major blue-chip companies in the Eurozone based on free-float market capitalization. The index consists of stocks traded on the Euro Stoxx exchange including companies from different sectors such as banking, insurance, energy, technology, industrials, materials, etc. In addition, the index weights the constituents by the market capitalization. This includes both the free float and traded volume of each stock.
Stocks in financial services, energy and telecommunications were among the outperformers, while companies in the consumer product, real estate and healthcare sectors, which significantly underperformed the index.
Euro Stoxx 50 components by performance in Q1-Q3 of 2022
Top 5 gainers
- Deutsche Boerse +16,57%
- TotalEnergies +11,9%
- Deutsche Telekom +9,72%
- Bayer +2,72%
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Top 5 losers
- Adidas -53,26%
- Vonovia SE -52,83%
- Philips -49,93%
- Adyen -44,71%
- Infineon Technologies -44,01%
Table
| Symbol | Name | Performance in Q1 (01.01. - 31.03.) | Performance in H1 (01.01. - 30.06.) | Performance in Q1-Q3 (01.01. - 30.09.) | Sector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DB1 | DEUTSCHE BOERSE | 10.73% | 10.58% | 16.57% | Financial Services |
| TTE.PA | TOTALENERGIES | 3.81% | 15.11% | 11.9% | Energy |
| DTE | DEUTSCHE TELEKOM | 2.33% | 18.84% | 9.72% | Telecommunications |
| BAYN.DE | BAYER | 30.26% | 22.88% | 2.72% | Health Care |
| MUV2 | Münchener Rückversicherung AG | -8.08% | -11.14% | -1.9% | Insurance |
| BBV.BR | BCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA | 4.37% | -10.68% | -2.11% | Banks |
| IBE.MC | IBERDROLA | -3.43% | -3.61% | -4.13% | Utilities |
| LIN | LINDE | -3.29% | -8.44% | -6.29% | Chemicals |
| ENI.MI | ENI | 7.14% | -5.79% | -7.49% | Energy |
| DG.PA | VINCI | 0.33% | -6.08% | -8.06% | Construction and Materials |
| BN.PA | DANONE | -9.02% | 0.34% | -8.5% | Food, Beverage and Tobacco |
| SAN.PA | SANOFI | 3.56% | 11.58% | -9.2% | Health Care |
| RI.PA | PERNOD RICARD | -5.23% | -16.64% | -9.4% | Food, Beverage and Tobacco |
| CS.PA | AXA | 0.25% | -12.82% | -9.54% | Insurance |
| AD.AS | AHOLD DELHAIZE | -4.63% | -17.05% | -11.34% | Personal Care, Drug and Grocery Stores |
| SAF.PA | SAFRAN | 5.12% | -1.28% | -14.17% | Industrial Goods and Services |
| ABI.BR | ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV | -2.79% | -6.25% | -14.68% | Food, Beverage and Tobacco |
| AI.PA | AIR LIQUIDE | 2.86% | -7.12% | -14.78% | Chemicals |
| MOH.F | LVMH MOET HENNESSY | -11.65% | -19.78% | -16.04% | Consumer Products and Services |
| BMW.DE | BMW | -13.94% | -13.46% | -17.55% | Automobiles and Parts |
| MBG | MERCEDES-BENZ GROUP | -7.12% | -13.15% | -17.66% | Automobiles and Parts |
| BSD2.DE | BCO SANTANDER | 4.84% | -7.88% | -18.07% | Banks |
| ALV.DE | ALLIANZ | 3.19% | -8.59% | -18.79% | Insurance |
| FLTR.IR | FLUTTER ENTERTAINMENT | -26.2% | -31.31% | -19.54% | Travel and Leisure |
| HMI.F | HERMES INTERNATIONAL | -15.34% | -30.03% | -21.09% | Consumer Products and Services |
| OR.PA | L'OREAL | -14.59% | -21.59% | -21.36% | Consumer Products and Services |
| INGA.AS | ING GRP | -23.67% | -18.65% | -22.2% | Banks |
| AIR.PA | AIRBUS | -4.98% | -19.26% | -22.37% | Industrial Goods and Services |
| EUROSTOXX 50 | EUROSTOXX 50 | -9.91% | -20.24% | -23.4% | |
| STLA.PA | STELLANTIS | -14.53% | -26.52% | -23.44% | Automobiles and Parts |
| BNP.PA | BNP PARIBAS | -15.15% | -20.44% | -23.52% | Banks |
| EL.PA | ESSILORLUXOTTICA | -11.16% | -22.38% | -23.77% | Health Care |
| ITX.VI | Industria de Diseno Textil SA | -26.07% | -23.1% | -24.13% | Retail |
| ISP.MI | INTESA SANPAOLO | -11.15% | -20.95% | -24.38% | Banks |
| VOW3.DE | VOLKSWAGEN PREF | -13.16% | -25.69% | -26.28% | Automobiles and Parts |
| PRX.AS | Prosus | -34.44% | -15.67% | -26.99% | Technology |
| CRG.IR | CRH | -22.55% | -29.45% | -28.83% | Construction and Materials |
| SU.PA | SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC | -13.12% | -34.04% | -31.68% | Industrial Goods and Services |
| SAP | SAP | -18.61% | -29.65% | -31.92% | Technology |
| BAS.DE | BASF | -17.29% | -28.85% | -32.14% | Chemicals |
| SIE | SIEMENS | -15.93% | -35.04% | -32.29% | Industrial Goods and Services |
| KER.PA | Kering | -16.4% | -15.84% | -33.8% | Consumer Products and Services |
| KNEBV.HE | KONE B | -23.73% | -26.69% | -35.98% | Industrial Goods and Services |
| ENEL.MI | ENEL | -13.28% | -25.4% | -37.25% | Utilities |
| ASML.AS | ASML HLDG | -13.07% | -34.58% | -37.63% | Technology |
| DPW | DEUTSCHE POST | -22.32% | -33.24% | -41.88% | Industrial Goods and Services |
| IFX | INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES | -23.6% | -43.07% | -44.01% | Technology |
| ADYEN.AS | ADYEN | -23.17% | -41.05% | -44.71% | Industrial Goods and Services |
| PHIA.AS | PHILIPS | -16.35% | -35.67% | -49.93% | Health Care |
| VNA.DE | Vonovia SE | -14.08% | -37.57% | -52.83% | Real Estate |
| ADS.DE | ADIDAS | -18.22% | -33.65% | -53.26% | Consumer Products and Services |