Performance of the METRO share

After the capital markets’ positive development and growth achieved over the 2017 trading year, the economic conditions took a negative turn during the course of 2018. The increasing uncertainty caused by political and geopolitical risks, especially the trade dispute with the United States, resulted in fluctuations on the stock markets. Financial year 2017/18 saw the DAX falling 5%, from 12,903 to 12,247 points, between 1 October 2017 and 30 September 2018. While the MDAX showed little movement, the EURO STOXX Retail took a similar development as the DAX.

The METRO share finished financial year 2017/18 with a closing price of €13.50 in Xetra trading on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. This corresponds to a decline of 24%. After a fairly constant price development ahead of the Annual General Meeting in February 2018, the share price started to decline after the adjusted forecast in April and reached its lowest closing price of €10.08 on 26 July 2018. The stock price recovered in the fourth quarter. The preference share traded at €12.61 on 30 September 2018.

Development of the METRO share price (%)