European stocks climbed Friday, as the Stoxx Europe 600 index XX:SXXP finished up 1.11% to 483.84.
The French CAC 40 index FR:PX1 gained 2.28% to 7,634.14, the FTSE 100 index UK:UKX rose 1.40% to 7,635.09 and the German DAX DX:DAX rose 0.32% to 16,961.39.
Of the Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, media/entertainment company Viaplay Group AB Series B SE:VPLAY saw the largest increase Friday, as shares surged 19.2%.
Shares of firm Remy Cointreau S.A. FR:RCO and health care/life sciences company Lonza Group AG CH:LONN surged 15.2% and 14.4%, respectively.
MorphoSys AG XE:MOR, a health care/life sciences company, and company LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE FR:MC rounded out the top five largest increases as their stocks jumped 13.8% and 12.8%, respectively.
Shares of company RWE AG XE:RWE saw the largest drop among Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, as shares weakened 6.0% on Friday.
Shares of investing/securities firm Worldline S.A. FR:WLN and industrial goods company Signify N.V. NL:LIGHT fell 5.2% and 5.2%, respectively.
Centrica PLC UK:CNA, a company, and technology business BE Semiconductor Industries N.V. NL:BESI rounded out the top five largest decreases as their stocks declined 4.6% and 4.1%, respectively.
The pound GBPUSD was up 0.06% against the dollar, and the euro EURUSD was up 0.17%. Brent crude UK:BRN00 declined 1.09% to $81.07.
The yield on the 10-year gilt BX:TMBMKGB-10Y fell 1.95 basis points to 3.972%, and the yield on the German 10-year bund BX:TMBMKDE-10Y increased 0.990 basis points to 2.30%.
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