European stocks decreased Thursday, as the Stoxx Europe 600 index XX:SXXP finished down 0.32% to 456.18.
The FTSE 100 index UK:UKX weakened 0.74% to 7,570.87, the French CAC 40 index FR:PX1 fell 0.33% to 7,229.27 and the German DAX DX:DAX fell 0.31% to 15,793.80.
Among Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, technology company Allegro.eu S.A. PL:ALE saw the largest decline Thursday, as shares dropped 6.9%
Shares of printing/publishing firm Future PLC UK:FUTR and business services company Teleperformance SE FR:TEP fell 5.7% and 5.7%, respectively.
DocMorris N.V. CH:DOCM, a retail company, and health care/life sciences firm Orion Oyj Series B FI:ORNBV rounded out the top five largest decreases as their stocks dropped 5.0% and 4.6%, respectively.
SalMar ASA NO:SALM, an agriculture company, saw the largest increase among Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, as shares surged 10.9% on Thursday.
Shares of machinery firm VAT Group AG CH:VACN and health care/life sciences company GN Store Nord A/S DK:GN jumped 10.8% and 10.8%, respectively.
ASM International N.V. NL:ASM, a technology company, and technology business Soitec S.A. FR:SOI rounded out the top five largest increases as their stocks added 8.6% and 7.7%, respectively.
The pound GBPUSD was down 0.37% against the dollar, and the euro EURUSD was down 0.30%. Brent crude UK:BRN00 declined 3.68% to $75.35.
The yield on the 10-year gilt BX:TMBMKGB-10Y increased 16.64 basis points to 4.376%, and the yield on the German 10-year bund BX:TMBMKDE-10Y increased 5.110 basis points to 2.52%.
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