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European stocks drop Monday

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European stocks slipped Monday, as the Stoxx Europe 600 index XX:SXXP closed down 0.54% to 474.19.

The French CAC 40 index FR:PX1 declined 0.72% to 7,411.68, the German DAX DX:DAX dropped 0.49% to 16,622.22 and the FTSE 100 index UK:UKX declined 0.39% to 7,594.91.

Of the Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, business/consumer services company Atos SE FR:ATO saw the largest drop Monday, as shares tumbled 15.1%

Shares of technology firms Sinch AB SE:SINCH Samhaellsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB Series B SE:SBB dropped 10.4% and 9.3%, respectively.

Idorsia Ltd. CH:IDIA, a health care/life sciences company, and technology business Just Eat Takeaway.com N.V. NL:TKWY rounded out the top five largest decreases as their stocks dropped 8.9% and 8.3%, respectively.

MorphoSys AG XE:MOR, a health care/life sciences company, saw the largest increase among Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, as shares rose 9.7% on Monday.

Shares of media/entertainment firm Viaplay Group AB Series B SE:VPLAY and leisure/arts/hospitality company Flutter Entertainment PLC IE:FLTR gained 4.5% and 3.0%, respectively.

Raiffeisen Bank International AG AT:RBI, a banking/credit company, and leisure/arts/hospitality firm Kindred Group PLC SDR SE:KIND rounded out the top five largest increases as their stocks rose 2.8% and 2.5%, respectively.

The pound GBPUSD was down 0.18% against the dollar, and the euro EURUSD was down 0.02%. Brent crude UK:BRN00 declined 0.19% to $78.14.

The yield on the 10-year gilt BX:TMBMKGB-10Y increased 0.02 basis points to 3.800%, and the yield on the German 10-year bund BX:TMBMKDE-10Y increased 3.030 basis points to 2.24%.

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