European stocks decreased Friday, as the Stoxx Europe 600 index XX:SXXP closed down 0.15% to 460.01.
The FTSE 100 index UK:UKX fell 0.49% to 7,562.36, the German DAX DX:DAX weakened 0.25% to 15,949.84 and the French CAC 40 index FR:PX1 declined 0.12% to 7,213.14.
Among Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, basic materials/resources company Croda International PLC UK:CRDA saw the largest decrease Friday, as shares plunged 12.5%
Shares of retail/wholesale firm IMCD N.V. NL:IMCD and retail company DocMorris N.V. CH:DOCM declined 5.9% and 4.7%, respectively.
Basic Materials/Resources companies Brenntag SE XE:BNR and Symrise AG XE:SY1 rounded out the top five largest decreases as their stocks fell 4.4% and 4.3%, respectively.
Auto1 Group SE XE:AG1, a retail company, saw the largest increase of the Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, as shares increased 6.1% on Friday.
Shares of insurance firm Scor SE FR:SCR and retail company Ocado Group PLC UK:OCDO rose 6.1% and 5.5%, respectively.
Aroundtown S.A. XE:AT1, a real estate company, and electric utilities business Oersted A/S DK:ORSTED rounded out the top five largest increases as their stocks gained 5.1% and 4.0%, respectively.
The pound GBPUSD was up 0.12% against the dollar, and the euro EURUSD was down 0.32%. Brent crude UK:BRN00 rose 0.11% to $76.04.
The yield on the 10-year gilt BX:TMBMKGB-10Y rose 0.44 basis points to 4.239%, and the yield on the German 10-year bund BX:TMBMKDE-10Y fell 2.660 basis points to 2.38%.
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