European stocks finished up Friday, with the Stoxx Europe 600 index
SXXP,
-0.12%
growing 1.15% to 461.41.
The French CAC 40 index
PX1,
-0.21%
added 1.24% to 7,319.18, the German DAX
DAX,
-0.20%
gained 1.20% to 15,983.97 and the FTSE 100 index
UKX,
+0.74%
gained 0.74% to 7,627.20.
Among Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, automotive company Faurecia SE
EO,
-3.54%
saw the largest increase Friday, as shares gained 7.5%.
Shares of technology firm ASM International N.V.
ASM,
-0.22%
and air transport company InPost S.A.
INPST,
-0.28%
added 6.5% and 5.3%, respectively.
Valeo SE
FR,
+0.08%,
an automotive company, and business/consumer services business Atos SE
ATO,
-1.27%
rounded out the top five largest increases as their stocks increased 4.9% and 4.7%, respectively.
Shares of agriculture company SalMar ASA
SALM,
-5.35%
saw the largest decline among Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, as shares declined 5.4% on Friday.
Shares of mining & metals firm Polymetal International PLC
POLY,
-5.26%
and agriculture company Mowi ASA
MOWI,
-3.91%
declined 5.3% and 3.9%, respectively.
WH Smith PLC
SMWH,
-3.73%,
a retail company, and clothing/textiles firm Dr. Martens PLC
DOCS,
-3.41%
rounded out the top five largest decreases as their stocks declined 3.7% and 3.4%, respectively.
The pound
GBPUSD,
-0.05%
was up 0.19% against the dollar, and the euro
EURUSD,
-0.01%
was down 0.08%. Brent crude
BRN00,
-0.54%
added 0.85% to $76.83.
The yield on the 10-year gilt
TMBMKGB-10Y,
4.335%
declined 4.17 basis points to 4.335%, and the yield on the German 10-year bund
TMBMKDE-10Y,
2.443%
increased 1.940 basis points to 2.54%.
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