European stocks rose Wednesday, as the Stoxx Europe 600 index
SXXP,
finished up 0.63% to 440.04.
The French CAC 40 index
PX1,
gained 1.04% to 6,738.55, the FTSE 100 index
UKX,
gained 0.81% to 7,573.05 and the German DAX
DAX,
rose 0.29% to 14,397.04.
Of the Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, biotechnology company arGEN-X SE
ARGX,
saw the largest increase Wednesday, as shares added 7.1%.
Shares of mixed retailing firm THG PLC
THG,
and footwear company Dr. Martens PLC
DOCS,
rose 7.0% and 6.4%, respectively.
Neste Oyj
NESTE,
a major oil & gas company, and internet/online company United Internet AG
UTDI,
rounded out the top five largest increases as their stocks rose 5.7% and 5.4%, respectively.
Shares of multiutilities company Uniper SE
UN01,
saw the largest decline among Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, as shares fell 8.9% on Wednesday.
Shares of industrial electronics firm Rexel S.A.
RXL,
and investment advisors company abrdn PLC
ABDN,
fell 6.1% and 5.3%, respectively.
Future PLC
FUTR,
a publishing company, and wired telecommunications services company Telecom Italia S.p.A.
TIT,
rounded out the top five largest decreases as their stocks fell 5.3% and 5.2%, respectively.
The pound
GBPUSD,
was up 0.09% against the dollar, and the euro
EURUSD,
was down 0.06%. Brent crude
US:BRN00
added 2.93% to $86.72.
The yield on the 10-year gilt
TMBMKGB-10Y,
increased 6.40 basis points to 3.162%, and the yield on the German 10-year bund
TMBMKDE-10Y,
rose 1.040 basis points to 1.93%.
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