European stocks fell Tuesday, as the Stoxx Europe 600 index XX:SXXP closed down 0.40% to 467.08.
The French CAC 40 index FR:PX1 fell 0.56% to 7,531.61, the FTSE 100 index UK:UKX fell 0.27% to 7,891.13 and the German DAX DX:DAX was flat at 15,872.13.
Of the Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, health care/life sciences company Orpea S.A. FR:ORP saw the largest decrease Tuesday, as shares tumbled 17.0%
Shares of media/entertainment firm Viaplay Group AB Series B SE:VPLAY and health care/life sciences company Sartorius Stedim Biotech S.A. FR:DIM declined 9.4% and 7.4%, respectively.
Boliden AB SE:BOL, a mining & metals company, and health care/life sciences business Idorsia Ltd. CH:IDIA rounded out the top five largest decreases as their stocks fell 7.1% and 7.0%, respectively.
Wartsila Oyj FI:WRT1V, a machinery company, saw the largest increase among Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, as shares surged 13.0% on Tuesday.
Shares of leisure/arts/hospitality firm TUI AG UK:TUI and motor vehicle parts company Nokian Renkaat Oyj FI:TYRES increased 5.2% and 5.2%, respectively.
Whitbread PLC UK:WTB, a hotels/restaurants company, and health care/life sciences firm Novartis AG CH:NOVN rounded out the top five largest increases as their stocks added 4.3% and 4.0%, respectively.
The pound GBPUSD was down 0.75% against the dollar, and the euro EURUSD was down 0.72%. Brent crude UK:BRN00 declined 2.07% to $80.83.
The yield on the 10-year gilt BX:TMBMKGB-10Y declined 8.26 basis points to 3.701%, and the yield on the German 10-year bund BX:TMBMKDE-10Y declined 12.330 basis points to 2.39%.
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