Turnover on the Budapest Stock Exchange (BÉT) amounted to HUF 3,700 billion (EUR 9.25 billion) in 2022, compared to HUF 3,270 billion (EUR 8.175 billion) in the previous year. The BUX index closed the year at 43,793.8 points, down 13.7%.
The Russian-Ukrainian war that broke out in February catalyzed the financial and economic developments that were already being felt in the capital markets in 2021. Inflationary pressures, rising commodity prices, the energy crisis and congested supply chains have had a lasting impact on international and domestic investor sentiment.
The uncertain economic situation has not prevented the population from trading on the stock exchange. Private household savings continued to flow into the capital market. Private households own nearly 17% of the listed shares, worth HUF 1,358 billion (EUR 3.395 million).
In terms of shares, OTP Bank, Richter Gedeon, Mol and Magyar Telekom continue to top the annual sales list.
The group of issuers was expanded to include eSense and DM-KER in the standard category and shares in the Vienna Insurance Group in the premium category.