European stocks finished higher Thursday, with the Stoxx Europe 600 index XX:SXXP increasing 0.78% to 455.27.
The German DAX DX:DAX rose 1.21% to 15,853.66, the FTSE 100 index UK:UKX gained 0.59% to 7,490.27 and the French CAC 40 index FR:PX1 gained 0.55% to 7,137.43.
Among Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, utilities company Uniper SE XE:UN01 saw the largest increase Thursday, as shares rocketed 28.3%.
Shares of health care/life sciences firm Idorsia Ltd. CH:IDIA and retail company DocMorris N.V. CH:DOCM increased 7.1% and 6.5%, respectively.
Dino Polska S.A. PL:DNP, a retail company, and retail firm CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA XE:EVD rounded out the top five largest increases as their stocks increased 6.2% and 5.6%, respectively.
Shares of clothing/textiles company Dr. Martens PLC UK:DOCS saw the largest drop among Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, as shares tumbled 11.7% on Thursday.
Shares of health care/life sciences firm Orpea S.A. FR:ORP and retail company HelloFresh SE XE:HFG declined 6.5% and 6.3%, respectively.
Remy Cointreau S.A. FR:RCO, a beverages/drinks company, and retail company Ocado Group PLC UK:OCDO rounded out the top five largest decreases as their stocks dropped 5.0% and 4.5%, respectively.
The pound GBPUSD was up 0.73% against the dollar, and the euro EURUSD was up 0.60%. Brent crude UK:BRN00 increased 3.26% to $74.97.
The yield on the 10-year gilt BX:TMBMKGB-10Y fell 6.78 basis points to 4.113%, and the yield on the German 10-year bund BX:TMBMKDE-10Y fell 3.490 basis points to 2.25%.
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