European stocks climbed Wednesday, as the Stoxx Europe 600 index
SXXP,
+0.50%
finished up 0.21% to 478.62.
The FTSE 100 index
UKX,
+0.43%
added 0.36% to 7,724.95, the German DAX
DAX,
+0.70%
added 0.21% to 16,742.07 and the French CAC 40 index
PX1,
+0.48%
was flat at 7,571.82.
Among Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, health care/life sciences company Idorsia Ltd.
IDIA,
+3.61%
saw the largest increase Wednesday, as shares jumped 11.4%.
Shares of health care/life sciences firm Orpea S.A.
ORP,
+0.74%
and retail company THG PLC
THG,
+4.10%
gained 11.2% and 6.5%, respectively.
Siemens Energy AG
ENR,
+3.10%,
an industrial goods company, and real estate business Aroundtown S.A.
AT1,
+1.38%
rounded out the top five largest increases as their stocks rose 5.4% and 5.3%, respectively.
Shares of company Uniper SE
UN0,
-0.04%
saw the largest decline of the Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, as shares dropped 8.8% on Wednesday.
Shares of leisure/arts/hospitality firm Carnival PLC
CCL,
+3.44%
and transportation/logistics company A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S Series B
MAERSK.B,
-1.57%
fell 5.7% and 4.7%, respectively.
Viaplay Group AB Series B
VPLAY.B,
-1.64%,
a media/entertainment company, and real estate/construction business Nibe Industrier AB Series B
NIBE.B,
-0.78%
rounded out the top five largest decreases as their stocks dropped 2.5% and 2.3%, respectively.
The pound
GBPUSD,
+0.15%
was up 0.55% against the dollar, and the euro
EURUSD,
+0.20%
was up 0.62%. Brent crude
BRN00,
+0.60%
weakened 1.30% to $79.80.
The yield on the 10-year gilt
TMBMKGB-10Y,
3.811%
declined 6.78 basis points to 3.434%, and the yield on the German 10-year bund
TMBMKDE-10Y,
2.175%
fell 6.590 basis points to 1.90%.
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