European stocks finished lower Wednesday, with the Stoxx Europe 600 index XX:SXXP dropping 0.19% to 460.80.
The German DAX DX:DAX weakened 0.20% to 15,960.56, the French CAC 40 index FR:PX1 was flat at 7,202.79 and the FTSE 100 index UK:UKX was flat at 7,624.34.
Among Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, media/entertainment company Viaplay Group AB Series B SE:VPLAY saw the largest decrease Wednesday, as shares cratered 22.0%
Shares of technology firm BE Semiconductor Industries N.V. NL:BESI and leisure/travel goods company Ubisoft Entertainment S.A. FR:UBI dropped 6.3% and 4.6%, respectively.
Atos SE FR:ATO, a business/consumer services company, and health care/life sciences company Ambu A/S Series B DK:AMBU rounded out the top five largest decreases as their stocks declined 4.6% and 3.7%, respectively.
Samhaellsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB Series B SE:SBB, a technology company, saw the largest increase among Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, as shares increased 9.8% on Wednesday.
Shares of banking/credit firm Danske Bank A/S DK:DANSKE and home electronics/appliances company Dometic Group AB SE:DOM gained 8.0% and 7.8%, respectively.
Uniper SE XE:UN01, a utilities company, and real estate company Fastighets AB Balder Series B SE:BALD rounded out the top five largest increases as their stocks increased 7.1% and 5.9%, respectively.
The pound GBPUSD was up 0.20% against the dollar, and the euro EURUSD was up 0.10%. Brent crude UK:BRN00 gained 1.69% to $77.58.
The yield on the 10-year gilt BX:TMBMKGB-10Y increased 4.06 basis points to 4.250%, and the yield on the German 10-year bund BX:TMBMKDE-10Y increased 8.520 basis points to 2.46%.
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