European stocks finished higher Thursday, with the Stoxx Europe 600 index XX:SXXP growing 0.69% to 477.68.
The FTSE 100 index UK:UKX increased 0.53% to 7,723.07, the French CAC 40 index FR:PX1 gained 0.52% to 7,450.63 and the German DAX DX:DAX rose 0.48% to 16,617.29.
Of the Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, technology company Samhaellsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB Series B SE:SBB saw the largest increase Thursday, as shares increased 7.5%.
Shares of retail firm Next PLC UK:NXT and aerospace/defense company Leonardo S.p.A. IT:LDO rose 5.8% and 5.7%, respectively.
Tomra Systems ASA NO:TOM, a machinery company, and retail company Auto1 Group SE XE:AG1 rounded out the top five largest increases as their stocks rose 4.5% and 4.1%, respectively.
Shares of retail company JD Sports Fashion PLC UK:JD saw the largest decrease of the Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, as shares plummeted 23.0% on Thursday.
Shares of health care/life sciences firm Evotec SE XE:EVT and company Puma SE XE:PUM fell 18.3% and 5.9%, respectively.
Croda International PLC UK:CRDA, a basic materials/resources company, and retail company Zalando SE XE:ZAL rounded out the top five largest decreases as their stocks weakened 4.4% and 4.1%, respectively.
The pound GBPUSD was up 0.18% against the dollar, and the euro EURUSD was up 0.30%. Brent crude UK:BRN00 fell 1.88% to $76.78.
The yield on the 10-year gilt BX:TMBMKGB-10Y increased 9.04 basis points to 3.730%, and the yield on the German 10-year bund BX:TMBMKDE-10Y increased 9.940 basis points to 2.12%.
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