European stocks decreased Thursday, as the Stoxx Europe 600 index
SXXP,
-0.12%
finished down 0.32% to 456.18.
The FTSE 100 index
UKX,
+0.74%
weakened 0.74% to 7,570.87, the French CAC 40 index
PX1,
-0.21%
fell 0.33% to 7,229.27 and the German DAX
DAX,
-0.20%
fell 0.31% to 15,793.80.
Among Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, technology company Allegro.eu S.A.
ALE,
+1.08%
saw the largest decline Thursday, as shares dropped 6.9%
Shares of printing/publishing firm Future PLC
FUTR,
+1.17%
and business services company Teleperformance SE
TEP,
-0.48%
fell 5.7% and 5.7%, respectively.
DocMorris N.V.
DOCM,
-3.40%,
a retail company, and health care/life sciences firm Orion Oyj Series B
ORNBV,
-1.13%
rounded out the top five largest decreases as their stocks dropped 5.0% and 4.6%, respectively.
SalMar ASA
SALM,
-5.35%,
an agriculture company, saw the largest increase among Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, as shares surged 10.9% on Thursday.
Shares of machinery firm VAT Group AG
VACN,
+3.91%
and health care/life sciences company GN Store Nord A/S
GN,
-2.95%
jumped 10.8% and 10.8%, respectively.
ASM International N.V.
ASM,
-0.22%,
a technology company, and technology business Soitec S.A.
SOI,
-2.46%
rounded out the top five largest increases as their stocks added 8.6% and 7.7%, respectively.
The pound
GBPUSD,
-0.05%
was down 0.37% against the dollar, and the euro
EURUSD,
was down 0.30%. Brent crude
BRN00,
-0.53%
declined 3.68% to $75.35.
The yield on the 10-year gilt
TMBMKGB-10Y,
4.335%
increased 16.64 basis points to 4.376%, and the yield on the German 10-year bund
TMBMKDE-10Y,
2.443%
increased 5.110 basis points to 2.52%.
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