European stocks decreased Wednesday, as the Stoxx Europe 600 index
SXXP,
-0.15%
finished down 0.38% to 463.64.
The French CAC 40 index
PX1,
-0.12%
fell 0.49% to 7,361.20, the German DAX
DAX,
-0.25%
fell 0.37% to 15,896.23 and the FTSE 100 index
UKX,
-0.49%
declined 0.29% to 7,741.33.
Of the Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, mining & metals company Polymetal International PLC
POLY,
-2.01%
saw the largest decline Wednesday, as shares plummeted 24.6%
Shares of health care/life sciences firm Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB
SOBI,
-0.54%
and technology company Samhaellsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB Series B
SBB.B,
+3.14%
declined 14.5% and 7.3%, respectively.
Siemens Healthineers AG
SHL,
-0.34%,
a health care/life sciences company, and real estate investment trusts business alstria office REIT-AG
AOX,
+0.58%
rounded out the top five largest decreases as their stocks declined 5.7% and 5.4%, respectively.
Evotec SE
EVT,
-1.31%,
a health care/life sciences company, saw the largest increase of the Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, as shares surged 12.9% on Wednesday.
Shares of health care/life sciences firm Alcon Inc.
ALC,
+0.45%
and banking/credit company Credit Agricole S.A.
ACA,
-0.91%
increased 7.7% and 5.0%, respectively.
Melrose Industries PLC
MRO,
+0.31%,
a real estate/construction company, and real estate company Fabege AB
FABG,
+2.09%
rounded out the top five largest increases as their stocks rose 4.8% and 4.7%, respectively.
The pound
GBPUSD,
+0.11%
was down 0.10% against the dollar, and the euro
EURUSD,
-0.32%
was up 0.05%. Brent crude
BRN00,
+0.33%
dropped 1.03% to $76.64.
The yield on the 10-year gilt
TMBMKGB-10Y,
4.238%
declined 5.88 basis points to 3.798%, and the yield on the German 10-year bund
TMBMKDE-10Y,
2.378%
fell 5.850 basis points to 2.29%.
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