European stocks finished higher Thursday, with the Stoxx Europe 600 index XX:SXXP increasing 0.59% to 470.45.
The French CAC 40 index FR:PX1 rose 1.13% to 7,401.35, the German DAX DX:DAX gained 0.83% to 16,567.35 and the FTSE 100 index UK:UKX gained 0.17% to 7,459.09.
Of the Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, leisure/arts/hospitality company Flutter Entertainment PLC IE:FLTR saw the largest increase Thursday, as shares jumped 15.7%.
Shares of firm Compagnie Financiere Richemont S.A. CH:CFR and media/entertainment company Viaplay Group AB Series B SE:VPLAY gained 10.4% and 8.4%, respectively.
ASM International N.V. NL:ASM, a technology company, and investing/securities business Kinnevik AB Series B SE:KINV rounded out the top five largest increases as their stocks increased 7.7% and 7.5%, respectively.
Shares of business/consumer services company Atos SE FR:ATO saw the largest decrease of the Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, as shares plunged 11.3% on Thursday.
Shares of health care/life sciences firm MorphoSys AG XE:MOR and company Dr. Martens PLC UK:DOCS dropped 7.4% and 4.1%, respectively.
Essity AB Series B SE:ESSITY, a company, and health care/life sciences firm Amplifon S.p.A. IT:AMP rounded out the top five largest decreases as their stocks fell 3.7% and 3.3%, respectively.
The pound GBPUSD was up 0.07% against the dollar, and the euro EURUSD was down 0.20%. Brent crude UK:BRN00 gained 1.08% to $78.72.
The yield on the 10-year gilt BX:TMBMKGB-10Y fell 4.87 basis points to 3.933%, and the yield on the German 10-year bund BX:TMBMKDE-10Y increased 3.370 basis points to 2.35%.
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