European stocks decreased Friday, as the Stoxx Europe 600 index
SXXP,
+0.49%
finished down 0.27% to 476.38.
The FTSE 100 index
UKX,
+0.42%
weakened 0.43% to 7,689.61, the French CAC 40 index
PX1,
+0.48%
weakened 0.40% to 7,420.69 and the German DAX
DAX,
+0.69%
dropped 0.14% to 16,594.21.
Among Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, company Remy Cointreau S.A.
RCO,
+1.88%
saw the largest decline Friday, as shares tumbled 12.0%
Shares of health care/life sciences firm Idorsia Ltd.
IDIA,
+3.61%
and basic materials/resources company Yara International ASA
YAR,
+0.71%
dropped 5.8% and 4.3%, respectively.
Future PLC
FUTR,
+1.12%,
a printing/publishing company, and industrial goods firm Rexel S.A.
RXL,
-0.41%
rounded out the top five largest decreases as their stocks weakened 4.3% and 3.8%, respectively.
DocMorris N.V.
DOCM,
+6.65%,
a retail company, saw the largest increase of the Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, as shares jumped 12.7% on Friday.
Shares of business services firm WPP PLC
WPP,
+2.13%
and agriculture company Bakkafrost P/F
BAKKA,
-0.08%
increased 3.8% and 3.4%, respectively.
MorphoSys AG
MOR,
+7.83%,
a health care/life sciences company, and company Centrica PLC
CNA,
-0.44%
rounded out the top five largest increases as their stocks rose 3.4% and 3.0%, respectively.
The pound
GBPUSD,
+0.14%
was up 0.42% against the dollar, and the euro
EURUSD,
+0.20%
was up 0.09%. Brent crude
BRN00,
+0.62%
rose 1.55% to $78.79.
The yield on the 10-year gilt
TMBMKGB-10Y,
3.813%
rose 5.99 basis points to 3.791%, and the yield on the German 10-year bund
TMBMKDE-10Y,
2.176%
rose 3.330 basis points to 2.16%.
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