European stocks finished lower Thursday, with the Stoxx Europe 600 index
SXXP,
-0.12%
decreasing 0.15% to 467.43.
The German DAX
DAX,
-0.20%
declined 0.62% to 15,795.97, the French CAC 40 index
PX1,
-0.21%
weakened 0.14% to 7,538.71 and the FTSE 100 index
UKX,
+0.74%
was flat at 7,902.61.
Of the Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, technology company Nordic Semiconductor ASA
NOD,
+2.41%
saw the largest decline Thursday, as shares plunged 17.6%
Shares of health care/life sciences firms Sartorius AG Pfd.
SRT3,
+1.13%
Sartorius Stedim Biotech S.A.
DIM,
+0.70%
weakened 10.7% and 8.9%, respectively.
Nokia Corp.
NOKIA,
-0.01%,
a technology company, and motor vehicles business Renault S.A.
RNO,
-0.59%
rounded out the top five largest decreases as their stocks declined 8.7% and 8.0%, respectively.
Melrose Industries PLC
MRO,
-0.57%,
a real estate/construction company, saw the largest increase among Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, as shares surged 14.9% on Thursday.
Shares of insurance firm Tryg A/S
TRYG,
+0.38%
and health care/life sciences company Orpea S.A.
ORP,
-2.56%
gained 5.8% and 3.9%, respectively.
Ambu A/S Series B
AMBU.B,
+0.69%,
a health care/life sciences company, and real estate investment trusts company SEGRO PLC
SGRO,
+0.28%
rounded out the top five largest increases as their stocks added 3.6% and 3.6%, respectively.
The pound
GBPUSD,
-0.06%
was up 0.09% against the dollar, and the euro
EURUSD,
-0.01%
was up 0.16%. Brent crude
BRN00,
-0.54%
dropped 2.47% to $81.07.
The yield on the 10-year gilt
TMBMKGB-10Y,
4.335%
declined 9.35 basis points to 3.767%, and the yield on the German 10-year bund
TMBMKDE-10Y,
2.443%
fell 6.920 basis points to 2.45%.
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