European stocks finished higher Friday, with the Stoxx Europe 600 index XX:SXXP increasing 0.40% to 465.49.
The German DAX DX:DAX rose 0.50% to 15,913.82, the French CAC 40 index FR:PX1 rose 0.45% to 7,414.85 and the FTSE 100 index UK:UKX rose 0.31% to 7,754.62.
Of the Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, mining & metals company Polymetal International PLC UK:POLY saw the largest increase Friday, as shares surged 11.1%.
Shares of insurance firm Scor SE FR:SCR and industrial goods company Vestas Wind Systems A/S DK:VWS gained 9.4% and 6.0%, respectively.
Just Eat Takeaway.com N.V. NL:TKWY, a technology company, and aerospace/defense business Leonardo S.p.A. IT:LDO rounded out the top five largest increases as their stocks rose 4.5% and 4.0%, respectively.
Shares of retail company THG PLC UK:THG saw the largest decrease of the Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, as shares tumbled 15.8% on Friday.
Shares of technology firms Samhaellsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB Series B SE:SBB and Sinch AB SE:SINCH fell 8.8% and 5.0%, respectively.
Soitec S.A. FR:SOI, a technology company, and real estate investment trusts firm Derwent London PLC UK:DLN rounded out the top five largest decreases as their stocks weakened 4.7% and 4.5%, respectively.
The pound GBPUSD was down 0.42% against the dollar, and the euro EURUSD was down 0.57%. Brent crude UK:BRN00 fell 0.81% to $74.37.
The yield on the 10-year gilt BX:TMBMKGB-10Y rose 7.11 basis points to 3.780%, and the yield on the German 10-year bund BX:TMBMKDE-10Y rose 5.080 basis points to 2.27%.
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