European stocks finished up Thursday, with the Stoxx Europe 600 index XX:SXXP increasing 0.39% to 465.79.
The German DAX DX:DAX gained 1.33% to 16,163.36, the French CAC 40 index FR:PX1 gained 0.64% to 7,446.89 and the FTSE 100 index UK:UKX rose 0.25% to 7,742.30.
Of the Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, retail company JD Sports Fashion PLC UK:JD saw the largest increase Thursday, as shares rose 5.9%.
Shares of health care/life sciences firm Galapagos N.V. NL:GLPG and technology company ASML Holding N.V. NL:ASML added 5.9% and 5.3%, respectively.
ConvaTec Group PLC UK:CTEC, a health care/life sciences company, and retail company CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA XE:EVD rounded out the top five largest increases as their stocks rose 5.0% and 5.0%, respectively.
Shares of printing/publishing company Future PLC UK:FUTR saw the largest decline of the Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, as shares plunged 15.9% on Thursday.
Shares of air transport firm International Distribution Services PLC UK:IDS and clothing/textiles company Burberry Group PLC UK:BRBY declined 6.0% and 5.2%, respectively.
BT Group PLC UK:BT, a telephone systems company, and electric/gas utilities firm A2A S.p.A. IT:A2A rounded out the top five largest decreases as their stocks weakened 5.0% and 4.1%, respectively.
The pound GBPUSD was down 0.55% against the dollar, and the euro EURUSD was down 0.58%. Brent crude UK:BRN00 dropped 1.56% to $75.76.
The yield on the 10-year gilt BX:TMBMKGB-10Y rose 11.51 basis points to 3.959%, and the yield on the German 10-year bund BX:TMBMKDE-10Y increased 10.750 basis points to 2.45%.
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