European stocks finished higher Monday, with the Stoxx Europe 600 index XX:SXXP rising 0.38% to 478.18.
The German DAX DX:DAX added 0.74% to 16,716.47, the French CAC 40 index FR:PX1 added 0.40% to 7,450.24 and the FTSE 100 index UK:UKX was flat at 7,694.19.
Of the Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, real estate/construction company Vistry Group PLC UK:VTY saw the largest increase Monday, as shares increased 6.8%.
Shares of health care/life sciences firm Carl Zeiss Meditec AG XE:AFX and industrial goods company Siemens Energy AG XE:ENR gained 5.9% and 5.3%, respectively.
Wizz Air Holdings PLC UK:WIZZ, an air transport company, and technology firm Just Eat Takeaway.com N.V. NL:TKWY rounded out the top five largest increases as their stocks added 4.8% and 4.8%, respectively.
Shares of transportation/logistics company A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S Series B DK:MAERSK saw the largest drop of the Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, as shares fell 5.7% on Monday.
Shares of fossil fuels firm Equinor ASA NO:EQNR and printing/publishing company Future PLC UK:FUTR dropped 4.5% and 4.2%, respectively.
Orpea S.A. FR:ORP, a health care/life sciences company, and fossil fuels company Aker BP ASA NO:AKRBP rounded out the top five largest decreases as their stocks fell 4.2% and 4.0%, respectively.
The pound GBPUSD was up 0.36% against the dollar, and the euro EURUSD was up 0.32%. Brent crude UK:BRN00 weakened 3.78% to $75.78.
The yield on the 10-year gilt BX:TMBMKGB-10Y fell 1.75 basis points to 3.775%, and the yield on the German 10-year bund BX:TMBMKDE-10Y fell 2.190 basis points to 2.14%.
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