European stocks finished lower Wednesday, with the Stoxx Europe 600 index
SXXP,
-0.15%
falling 1.81% to 457.65.
The German DAX
DAX,
-0.25%
dropped 1.92% to 15,842.13, the FTSE 100 index
UKX,
-0.49%
weakened 1.75% to 7,627.10 and the French CAC 40 index
PX1,
-0.12%
dropped 1.70% to 7,253.46.
Among Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, technology company Samhaellsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB Series B
SBB.B,
+3.14%
saw the largest decrease Wednesday, as shares tumbled 11.7%
Shares of industrial goods firm Aalberts N.V.
AALB,
-0.62%
and leisure/arts/hospitality company Carnival PLC
CCL,
+1.36%
weakened 8.5% and 6.9%, respectively.
Aroundtown S.A.
AT1,
+5.12%,
a real estate company, and insurance business Prudential PLC
PRU,
-0.93%
rounded out the top five largest decreases as their stocks declined 6.2% and 5.9%, respectively.
Marks & Spencer Group PLC
MKS,
-1.05%,
a retail company, saw the largest increase of the Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, as shares surged 12.9% on Wednesday.
Shares of mining & metals firm Polymetal International PLC
POLY,
-2.01%
and business services company Intertek Group PLC
ITRK,
-1.31%
rose 3.8% and 3.4%, respectively.
Kindred Group PLC SDR
SE:KIND,
a leisure/arts/hospitality company, and health care/life sciences company Orion Oyj Series B
ORNBV,
+1.11%
rounded out the top five largest increases as their stocks increased 2.9% and 2.9%, respectively.
The pound
GBPUSD,
+0.11%
was down 0.37% against the dollar, and the euro
EURUSD,
-0.32%
was down 0.11%. Brent crude
BRN00,
+0.33%
added 1.90% to $78.30.
The yield on the 10-year gilt
TMBMKGB-10Y,
4.238%
rose 4.75 basis points to 4.210%, and the yield on the German 10-year bund
TMBMKDE-10Y,
2.378%
increased 0.060 basis points to 2.47%.
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