European stocks sunk Tuesday, as the Stoxx Europe 600 index
SXXP,
finished down 0.13% to 437.29.
The German DAX
DAX,
dropped 0.19% to 14,355.45, the French CAC 40 index
PX1,
was flat at 6,668.97 and the FTSE 100 index
UKX,
increased 0.51% to 7,512.00.
Among Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, multiutilities company Uniper SE
UN01,
saw the largest drop Tuesday, as shares plunged 13.0%
Shares of real estate developers firm Aroundtown S.A.
AT1,
and pharmaceuticals company Idorsia Ltd.
IDIA,
fell 7.8% and 6.7%, respectively.
Sinch AB
SINCH,
an internet/online company, and precision products business Halma PLC
HLMA,
rounded out the top five largest decreases as their stocks dropped 6.3% and 6.3%, respectively.
Standard Chartered PLC
STAN,
a major international banks company, saw the largest increase of the Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, as shares gained 5.0% on Tuesday.
Shares of major international banks firm HSBC Holdings PLC (UK Reg)
HSBA,
and non-ferrous metals company Boliden AB
BOL,
increased 4.4% and 4.3%, respectively.
Bank of Ireland Group PLC
BIRG,
a banking company, and major oil & gas company Equinor ASA
EQNR,
rounded out the top five largest increases as their stocks gained 4.1% and 4.0%, respectively.
The pound
GBPUSD,
was up 0.32% against the dollar, and the euro
EURUSD,
was up 0.13%. Brent crude
US:BRN00
added 1.01% to $84.74.
The yield on the 10-year gilt
TMBMKGB-10Y,
fell 2.92 basis points to 3.098%, and the yield on the German 10-year bund
TMBMKDE-10Y,
fell 7.160 basis points to 1.92%.
Editor’s Note: This story was auto-generated by Automated Insights, an automation technology provider, using data from Dow Jones and FactSet. See our market data terms of use.
Credit: marketwatch.com