European stocks finished higher Wednesday, with the Stoxx Europe 600 index
SXXP,
-0.12%
increasing 0.31% to 462.51.
The German DAX
DAX,
-0.20%
gained 0.56% to 15,815.06, the French CAC 40 index
PX1,
-0.21%
gained 0.28% to 7,403.83 and the FTSE 100 index
UKX,
+0.74%
added 0.20% to 7,788.37.
Among Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, retail company Etablissementen Franz Colruyt N.V.
COLR,
+0.48%
saw the largest increase Wednesday, as shares jumped 14.0%.
Shares of retail firm Auto1 Group SE
AG1,
-1.66%
and printing/publishing company Pearson PLC
PSON,
-0.10%
jumped 10.7% and 10.1%, respectively.
Amplifon S.p.A.
AMP,
+1.06%,
a health care/life sciences company, and mining & metals company Metso Outotec Oyj
FI:MOCORP
rounded out the top five largest increases as their stocks gained 7.2% and 6.9%, respectively.
Shares of technology company TeamViewer SE
TMV,
-0.65%
saw the largest decline among Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, as shares tumbled 10.2% on Wednesday.
Shares of retail firm Zur Rose Group AG
CH:ROSE
and industrial goods company Signify N.V.
LIGHT,
-0.52%
fell 10.1% and 9.1%, respectively.
ams-OSRAM AG
AMS,
+3.11%,
a technology company, and banking/credit company Bank of Ireland Group PLC
BIRG,
+1.88%
rounded out the top five largest decreases as their stocks declined 5.8% and 5.0%, respectively.
The pound
GBPUSD,
-0.05%
was up 0.69% against the dollar, and the euro
EURUSD,
-0.01%
was up 0.46%. Brent crude
BRN00,
-0.54%
dropped 4.24% to $72.13.
The yield on the 10-year gilt
TMBMKGB-10Y,
4.335%
rose 1.84 basis points to 3.695%, and the yield on the German 10-year bund
TMBMKDE-10Y,
2.443%
fell 0.980 basis points to 2.25%.
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