European stocks rose Thursday, as the Stoxx Europe 600 index
SXXP,
closed up 0.42% to 453.98.
The French CAC 40 index
PX1,
added 0.74% to 7,095.99, the German DAX
DAX,
added 0.34% to 15,132.85 and the FTSE 100 index
UKX,
increased 0.21% to 7,761.11.
Of the Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, banking/credit company Banco de Sabadell S.A.
SAB,
saw the largest increase Thursday, as shares jumped 11.0%.
Shares of health care/life sciences firm GN Store Nord A/S
GN,
and investing/securities company 3i Group PLC
III,
added 10.5% and 9.2%, respectively.
STMicroelectronics N.V.
STM,
a technology company, and health care/life sciences business Sartorius Stedim Biotech S.A.
DIM,
rounded out the top five largest increases as their stocks added 8.2% and 7.4%, respectively.
Shares of mining & metals company Polymetal International PLC
POLY,
saw the largest decrease among Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, as shares plummeted 20.4% on Thursday.
Shares of air transport firm Wizz Air Holdings PLC
WIZZ,
and machinery company Atlas Copco AB
ATCO.A,
fell 7.2% and 6.0%, respectively.
Diageo PLC
DGE,
a beverages/drinks company, and banking/credit company Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB Series A
SEB.A,
rounded out the top five largest decreases as their stocks weakened 5.5% and 3.3%, respectively.
The pound
GBPUSD,
was down 0.24% against the dollar, and the euro
EURUSD,
was down 0.41%. Brent crude
BRN00,
rose 1.62% to $87.59.
The yield on the 10-year gilt
TMBMKGB-10Y,
rose 7.33 basis points to 3.317%, and the yield on the German 10-year bund
TMBMKDE-10Y,
rose 6.030 basis points to 2.22%.
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