European stocks sunk Thursday, as the Stoxx Europe 600 index
SXXP,
+0.49%
finished down 0.11% to 478.08.
The French CAC 40 index
PX1,
+0.48%
fell 0.48% to 7,535.16, the German DAX
DAX,
+0.70%
fell 0.24% to 16,701.55 and the FTSE 100 index
UKX,
+0.43%
was flat at 7,722.74.
Of the Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, company Uniper SE
UN0,
-0.04%
saw the largest decrease Thursday, as shares fell 4.0%
Shares of media/entertainment firm Viaplay Group AB Series B
VPLAY.B,
-1.64%
and real estate/construction company Fluidra S.A.
FDR,
+1.10%
declined 3.2% and 2.9%, respectively.
Idorsia Ltd.
IDIA,
+3.61%,
a health care/life sciences company, and technology company ams-OSRAM AG
AMS,
+3.25%
rounded out the top five largest decreases as their stocks fell 2.7% and 2.6%, respectively.
alstria office REIT-AG
AOX,
-1.70%,
a real estate investment trusts company, saw the largest increase of the Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, as shares gained 3.6% on Thursday.
Shares of health care/life sciences firm MorphoSys AG
MOR,
+7.83%
and technology company Nordic Semiconductor ASA
NOD,
increased 2.9% and 2.6%, respectively.
Vestas Wind Systems A/S
VWS,
-0.19%,
an industrial goods company, and leisure/arts/hospitality firm Carnival PLC
CCL,
+3.44%
rounded out the top five largest increases as their stocks added 2.4% and 2.2%, respectively.
The pound
GBPUSD,
+0.16%
was down 0.45% against the dollar, and the euro
EURUSD,
+0.18%
was down 0.30%. Brent crude
BRN00,
+0.57%
fell 1.58% to $78.28.
The yield on the 10-year gilt
TMBMKGB-10Y,
3.813%
increased 6.04 basis points to 3.496%, and the yield on the German 10-year bund
TMBMKDE-10Y,
2.175%
rose 4.960 basis points to 1.95%.
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