European stocks rose Friday, as the Stoxx Europe 600 index
SXXP,
-0.15%
finished up 1.51% to 462.15.
The French CAC 40 index
PX1,
-0.12%
increased 1.87% to 7,270.69, the FTSE 100 index
UKX,
-0.49%
gained 1.56% to 7,607.28 and the German DAX
DAX,
-0.25%
gained 1.25% to 16,051.23.
Among Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, technology company Samhaellsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB Series B
SBB.B,
+3.14%
saw the largest increase Friday, as shares soared 53.3%.
Shares of real estate firm Fastighets AB Balder Series B
BALD.B,
+2.50%
and automotive company Faurecia SE
FR:EO
gained 8.3% and 7.9%, respectively.
Sagax AB Series B
SAGA.B,
+1.88%,
a real estate company, and real estate firm Grand City Properties S.A.
GYC,
+1.55%
rounded out the top five largest increases as their stocks rose 7.8% and 7.8%, respectively.
Shares of utilities company Uniper SE
UN01,
+0.25%
saw the largest decline among Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, as shares plummeted 21.3% on Friday.
Shares of telephone systems firms Deutsche Telekom AG
DTE,
+1.00%
and Tele2 AB Series B
TEL2.B,
+0.43%
weakened 9.1% and 3.4%, respectively.
BT Group PLC
BT.A,
-0.37%,
a telephone systems company, and mining & metals company Polymetal International PLC
POLY,
-2.01%
rounded out the top five largest decreases as their stocks dropped 3.4% and 2.6%, respectively.
The pound
GBPUSD,
+0.11%
was down 0.53% against the dollar, and the euro
EURUSD,
-0.32%
was down 0.43%. Brent crude
BRN00,
+0.33%
gained 2.17% to $75.89.
The yield on the 10-year gilt
TMBMKGB-10Y,
4.238%
rose 4.37 basis points to 4.157%, and the yield on the German 10-year bund
TMBMKDE-10Y,
2.378%
increased 6.700 basis points to 2.32%.
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