European stocks finished lower Wednesday, with the Stoxx Europe 600 index XX:SXXP falling 1.07% to 451.76.
The French CAC 40 index FR:PX1 declined 1.54% to 7,098.70, the German DAX DX:DAX fell 1.54% to 15,664.02 and the FTSE 100 index UK:UKX weakened 1.01% to 7,446.14.
Among Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, technology company Samhaellsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB Series B SE:SBB saw the largest drop Wednesday, as shares plummeted 27.7%
Shares of insurance firm Prudential PLC UK:PRU and investing/securities company Amundi S.A. FR:AMUN declined 6.1% and 6.0%, respectively.
Valeo SE FR:FR, an automotive company, and technology company Just Eat Takeaway.com N.V. NL:TKWY rounded out the top five largest decreases as their stocks declined 5.9% and 5.9%, respectively.
Uniper SE XE:UN01, a utilities company, saw the largest increase among Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, as shares jumped 15.4% on Wednesday.
Shares of retail firm B&M European Value Retail S.A. UK:BME and business/consumer services company Capgemini SE FR:CAP rose 8.0% and 6.8%, respectively.
Aroundtown S.A. XE:AT1, a real estate company, and real estate investment trusts company LondonMetric Property PLC UK:LMP rounded out the top five largest increases as their stocks increased 5.5% and 3.1%, respectively.
The pound GBPUSD was down 0.24% against the dollar, and the euro EURUSD was down 0.82%. Brent crude UK:BRN00 declined 0.35% to $73.45.
The yield on the 10-year gilt BX:TMBMKGB-10Y fell 3.51 basis points to 4.181%, and the yield on the German 10-year bund BX:TMBMKDE-10Y declined 5.150 basis points to 2.28%.
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