European stocks finished higher Friday, with the Stoxx Europe 600 index XX:SXXP growing 0.14% to 477.60.
The German DAX DX:DAX rose 0.11% to 16,706.18, the FTSE 100 index UK:UKX was flat at 7,697.51 and the French CAC 40 index FR:PX1 was flat at 7,568.82.
Among Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, health care/life sciences company argenx SE BE:ARGX saw the largest increase Friday, as shares surged 12.8%.
Shares of health care/life sciences firm MorphoSys AG XE:MOR and banking/credit company Bank of Ireland Group PLC IE:BIRG gained 5.7% and 4.2%, respectively.
Norsk Hydro ASA NO:NHY, a mining & metals company, and real estate firm IWG PLC UK:IWG rounded out the top five largest increases as their stocks rose 4.1% and 3.2%, respectively.
Shares of technology company Prosus N.V. NL:PRX saw the largest decline of the Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, as shares plunged 13.4% on Friday.
Shares of retail firm Zalando SE XE:ZAL and company Puma SE XE:PUM weakened 7.4% and 7.2%, respectively.
Delivery Hero SE XE:DHER, a technology company, and firm adidas AG XE:ADS rounded out the top five largest decreases as their stocks declined 6.8% and 5.3%, respectively.
The pound GBPUSD was up 0.24% against the dollar, and the euro EURUSD was down 0.02%. Brent crude UK:BRN00 weakened 0.54% to $78.73.
The yield on the 10-year gilt BX:TMBMKGB-10Y fell 3.32 basis points to 3.502%, and the yield on the German 10-year bund BX:TMBMKDE-10Y increased 0.030 basis points to 1.96%.
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