European stocks were flat Thursday, as the Stoxx Europe 600 index
SXXP,
-0.12%
closed at 463.62.
The German DAX
DAX,
-0.20%
dropped 0.39% to 15,834.91, the FTSE 100 index
UKX,
+0.74%
dropped 0.14% to 7,730.58 and the French CAC 40 index
PX1,
-0.21%
added 0.28% to 7,381.78.
Among Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, retail company THG PLC
THG,
+4.70%
saw the largest drop Thursday, as shares dropped 9.1%
Shares of business/consumer services firm Bechtle AG
BC8,
+0.40%
and health care/life sciences company Bayer AG
BAYN,
-0.09%
dropped 8.2% and 7.5%, respectively.
Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC
RR,
+0.17%,
an aerospace/defense company, and business/consumer services business Thyssenkrupp AG
TKA,
rounded out the top five largest decreases as their stocks dropped 6.7% and 4.7%, respectively.
Samhaellsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB Series B
SBB.B,
+2.62%,
a technology company, saw the largest increase of the Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, as shares surged 12.7% on Thursday.
Shares of mining & metals firm Polymetal International PLC
POLY,
-5.26%
and agriculture company SalMar ASA
SALM,
-5.35%
rose 6.6% and 6.5%, respectively.
Diploma PLC
DPLM,
+1.16%,
a retail/wholesale company, and technology business Allegro.eu S.A.
ALE,
+1.08%
rounded out the top five largest increases as their stocks added 5.4% and 5.3%, respectively.
The pound
GBPUSD,
-0.06%
was down 0.99% against the dollar, and the euro
EURUSD,
was down 0.57%. Brent crude
BRN00,
-0.54%
fell 1.22% to $75.48.
The yield on the 10-year gilt
TMBMKGB-10Y,
4.335%
fell 8.90 basis points to 3.709%, and the yield on the German 10-year bund
TMBMKDE-10Y,
2.443%
fell 6.590 basis points to 2.22%.
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