European stocks slipped Tuesday, as the Stoxx Europe 600 index XX:SXXP finished down 0.42% to 464.70.
The FTSE 100 index UK:UKX weakened 0.34% to 7,751.08, the French CAC 40 index FR:PX1 weakened 0.16% to 7,406.01 and the German DAX DX:DAX weakened 0.12% to 15,897.93.
Among Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, health care/life sciences company Sonova Holding AG CH:SOON saw the largest drop Tuesday, as shares tumbled 10.7%
Shares of technology firm Samhaellsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB Series B SE:SBB and telephone systems company Vodafone Group PLC UK:VOD weakened 8.0% and 7.4%, respectively.
KBC Group N.V. BE:KBC, a banking company, and real estate/construction company Nibe Industrier AB Series B SE:NIBE rounded out the top five largest decreases as their stocks fell 6.7% and 4.6%, respectively.
ams-OSRAM AG CH:AMS, a technology company, saw the largest increase of the Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, as shares increased 3.5% on Tuesday.
Shares of automotive firm Faurecia SE FR:EO and industrial goods company Siemens Energy AG XE:ENR added 3.1% and 3.0%, respectively.
Erste Group Bank AG AT:EBS, a banking/credit company, and retail company D C C P L C UK:DCC rounded out the top five largest increases as their stocks rose 2.9% and 2.8%, respectively.
The pound GBPUSD was down 0.30% against the dollar, and the euro EURUSD was down 0.11%. Brent crude UK:BRN00 dropped 0.49% to $74.86.
The yield on the 10-year gilt BX:TMBMKGB-10Y declined 0.24 basis points to 3.815%, and the yield on the German 10-year bund BX:TMBMKDE-10Y rose 4.280 basis points to 2.35%.
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