The price of Bayer shares trended positively in the third quarter of 2010, increasing by 11.2%. The DAX rose by 4.4% and the EURO STOXX 50 (Performance) index by 7.0% in the same period.
Including the dividend paid on May 3, 2010, Bayer stock posted a performance of -5.9% on the nine-month period, slightly below that of the EURO STOXX 50 (-4.8%), which closed the third quarter at 4,471 points. The DAX gained 4.6% in the first nine months, closing at 6,229 points.