European stocks rose Wednesday, as the Stoxx Europe 600 index
SXXP,
closed up 0.60% to 438.82.
The French CAC 40 index
PX1,
gained 0.32% to 6,679.09, the FTSE 100 index
UKX,
increased 0.17% to 7,465.24 and the German DAX
DAX,
was flat at 14,427.59.
Of the Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, software company Nemetschek SE
NEM,
saw the largest increase Wednesday, as shares gained 8.1%.
Shares of passenger airlines firm Wizz Air Holdings PLC
WIZZ,
and pharmaceuticals company Idorsia Ltd.
IDIA,
gained 5.5% and 5.0%, respectively.
Hargreaves Lansdown PLC
HL,
an investment advisors company, and industrial machinery firm Rotork PLC
ROR,
rounded out the top five largest increases as their stocks gained 4.5% and 4.4%, respectively.
Shares of multiutilities company Uniper SE
UN01,
saw the largest drop of the Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, as shares declined 8.4% on Wednesday.
Shares of major international banks firm Credit Suisse Group AG
CSGN,
and electric utilities company Endesa S.A.
ELE,
dropped 6.1% and 5.1%, respectively.
Real Estate Developers companies LEG Immobilien SE
LEG,
and Grand City Properties S.A.
GYC,
rounded out the top five largest decreases as their stocks weakened 3.4% and 3.2%, respectively.
The pound
GBPUSD,
was up 1.29% against the dollar, and the euro
EURUSD,
was up 0.59%. Brent crude
US:BRN00
weakened 3.72% to $84.44.
The yield on the 10-year gilt
TMBMKGB-10Y,
declined 12.89 basis points to 3.010%, and the yield on the German 10-year bund
TMBMKDE-10Y,
fell 5.170 basis points to 1.93%.
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