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European stocks weaken for first time in three days

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European stocks finished down Tuesday, with the Stoxx Europe 600 index XX:SXXP decreasing 0.60% to 466.10.

The French CAC 40 index FR:PX1 fell 1.33% to 7,378.71, the German DAX DX:DAX weakened 0.44% to 16,152.86 and the FTSE 100 index UK:UKX weakened 0.10% to 7,762.95.

Among Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, investing/securities company Julius Baer Gruppe AG CH:BAER saw the largest drop Tuesday, as shares declined 7.4%

Shares of retail/wholesale firm RS Group PLC UK:RS1 and consumer goods company Hermes International S.C.A. FR:RMS dropped 7.0% and 6.5%, respectively.

Christian Dior SE FR:CDI, a clothing/textiles company, and retail business Moncler S.p.A. IT:MONC rounded out the top five largest decreases as their stocks declined 5.6% and 5.4%, respectively.

Orron Energy AB SE:ORRON, a fossil fuels company, saw the largest increase of the Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, as shares rose 9.1% on Tuesday.

Shares of real estate firm Castellum AB SE:CAST and industrial goods company Trelleborg AB Series B SE:TREL rose 6.5% and 6.4%, respectively.

Vonovia SE XE:VNA, a real estate company, and air transport firm Ryanair Holdings PLC IE:RYA rounded out the top five largest increases as their stocks gained 5.6% and 5.1%, respectively.

The pound GBPUSD was down 0.21% against the dollar, and the euro EURUSD was down 0.42%. Brent crude UK:BRN00 rose 1.71% to $77.29.

The yield on the 10-year gilt BX:TMBMKGB-10Y increased 9.68 basis points to 4.162%, and the yield on the German 10-year bund BX:TMBMKDE-10Y rose 1.240 basis points to 2.47%.

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