European stocks rose Wednesday, as the Stoxx Europe 600 index
SXXP,
-0.44%
finished up 0.43% to 460.58.
The FTSE 100 index
UKX,
-0.38%
gained 0.80% to 7,587.30, the French CAC 40 index
PX1,
-0.57%
rose 0.72% to 7,322.04 and the German DAX
DAX,
-0.60%
gained 0.49% to 15,852.58.
Among Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, real estate company IWG PLC
IWG,
-1.85%
saw the largest increase Wednesday, as shares added 9.8%.
Shares of banking/credit firm FinecoBank S.p.A.
FBK,
-3.86%
and fossil fuels company Equinor ASA
EQNR,
+0.94%
rose 7.1% and 7.0%, respectively.
Telecom Italia S.p.A.
TIT,
+0.23%,
a telephone systems company, and banking/credit firm Banco BPM S.p.A.
BAMI,
-0.32%
rounded out the top five largest increases as their stocks added 5.7% and 5.5%, respectively.
Shares of insurance company Hiscox Ltd.
HSX,
+1.47%
saw the largest drop among Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, as shares fell 6.0% on Wednesday.
Shares of real estate/construction firm Beijer Ref AB Series B
BEIJ.B,
+0.24%
and leisure/arts/hospitality company Flutter Entertainment PLC
FLTR,
+0.12%
fell 5.9% and 4.4%, respectively.
Zalando SE
ZAL,
-2.19%,
a retail company, and utilities firm Severn Trent PLC
SVT,
-0.25%
rounded out the top five largest decreases as their stocks dropped 4.3% and 3.4%, respectively.
The pound
GBPUSD,
+0.09%
was down 0.29% against the dollar, and the euro
EURUSD,
+0.07%
was up 0.15%. Brent crude
BRN00,
-0.22%
rose 0.79% to $86.85.
The yield on the 10-year gilt
TMBMKGB-10Y,
4.441%
fell 1.84 basis points to 4.369%, and the yield on the German 10-year bund
TMBMKDE-10Y,
2.603%
increased 2.790 basis points to 2.50%.
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