European stocks decreased Thursday, as the Stoxx Europe 600 index
SXXP,
+0.50%
finished down 0.77% to 472.77.
The FTSE 100 index
UKX,
+0.43%
fell 0.98% to 7,576.59, the German DAX
DAX,
+0.69%
dropped 0.86% to 16,547.03 and the French CAC 40 index
PX1,
+0.51%
fell 0.52% to 7,387.62.
Among Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, health care/life sciences company Grifols S.A.
GRF,
+4.12%
saw the largest decline Thursday, as shares plunged 16.2%
Shares of media/entertainment firm Viaplay Group AB Series B
VPLAY.B,
-1.22%
and health care/life sciences company MorphoSys AG
MOR,
+8.07%
plunged 13.2% and 12.9%, respectively.
Close Brothers Group PLC
CBG,
-4.27%,
an investing/securities company, and company Uniper SE
UN0,
-0.04%
rounded out the top five largest decreases as their stocks weakened 10.9% and 8.7%, respectively.
Rational AG
RAA,
+1.31%,
a machinery company, saw the largest increase among Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, as shares increased 6.7% on Thursday.
Shares of health care/life sciences firm Ambu A/S Series B
AMBU.B,
-3.00%
and business services company Teleperformance SE
TEP,
+2.57%
rose 5.0% and 4.0%, respectively.
Scatec ASA
SCATC,
+0.76%,
a company, and company Carlsberg A/S Series B
CARL.B,
+1.07%
rounded out the top five largest increases as their stocks increased 3.3% and 3.0%, respectively.
The pound
GBPUSD,
+0.11%
was down 0.26% against the dollar, and the euro
EURUSD,
+0.18%
was down 0.27%. Brent crude
BRN00,
+0.58%
added 2.41% to $78.65.
The yield on the 10-year gilt
TMBMKGB-10Y,
3.810%
rose 1.55 basis points to 3.842%, and the yield on the German 10-year bund
TMBMKDE-10Y,
2.174%
fell 0.990 basis points to 2.21%.
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