Stock price movements on the international stock markets in the business year 2014/15 were more greatly impacted by (geo)political developments and decisions by the central banks than by the individual performance of corporations—due in some measure to the fact that economic trends differed widely around the globe. Apart from individual stock exchange indexes that broke records (e.g., Dow Jones, DAX), the inconsistent environment resulted in index movements and stock performance that were often volatile. The voestalpine share also reflected this tendency, although it ultimately at least remained at a constant level in the less attractive environment of the Vienna Stock Exchange (ATX) during the first nine months of the business year. As of the end of the third quarter of 2014/15, the price of the voestalpine share was at EUR 32.80, slightly higher than its price at the beginning of the business year (EUR 31.91).