European stocks finished up Friday, with the Stoxx Europe 600 index XX:SXXP increasing 1.08% to 465.31.
The German DAX DX:DAX added 1.44% to 15,961.02, the French CAC 40 index FR:PX1 increased 1.26% to 7,432.93 and the FTSE 100 index UK:UKX increased 0.98% to 7,778.38.
Of the Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, electric utilities company Scatec ASA NO:SCATC saw the largest increase Friday, as shares surged 12.6%.
Shares of clothing/textiles firm adidas AG XE:ADS and telephone systems company Telecom Italia S.p.A. IT:TIT increased 8.9% and 8.1%, respectively.
Grifols S.A. ES:GRF, a health care/life sciences company, and business/consumer services business Scout24 SE XE:G24 rounded out the top five largest increases as their stocks gained 6.0% and 5.3%, respectively.
Shares of machinery company GEA Group AG XE:G1A saw the largest decrease among Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, as shares declined 6.3% on Friday.
Shares of agriculture firm Bakkafrost P/F NO:BAKKA and media/entertainment company Viaplay Group AB Series B SE:VPLAY fell 6.0% and 4.8%, respectively.
Auto1 Group SE XE:AG1, a retail company, and agriculture business Mowi ASA NO:MOWI rounded out the top five largest decreases as their stocks dropped 4.3% and 2.6%, respectively.
The pound GBPUSD was up 0.55% against the dollar, and the euro EURUSD was up 0.14%. Brent crude UK:BRN00 rose 3.54% to $75.07.
The yield on the 10-year gilt BX:TMBMKGB-10Y increased 12.67 basis points to 3.781%, and the yield on the German 10-year bund BX:TMBMKDE-10Y rose 10.460 basis points to 2.29%.
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