European stocks slipped Thursday, as the Stoxx Europe 600 index XX:SXXP finished down 0.14% to 453.67.
The German DAX DX:DAX dropped 0.14% to 15,718.66, the French CAC 40 index FR:PX1 was flat at 7,196.10 and the FTSE 100 index UK:UKX increased 0.21% to 7,441.72.
Of the Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, utilities company Uniper SE XE:UN01 saw the largest decrease Thursday, as shares tumbled 10.0%
Shares of health care/life sciences firm Idorsia Ltd. CH:IDIA and technology company Samhaellsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB Series B SE:SBB declined 9.8% and 8.7%, respectively.
Genus PLC UK:GNS, an agriculture company, and leisure goods company Thule Group AB SE:THULE rounded out the top five largest decreases as their stocks declined 7.7% and 7.4%, respectively.
Direct Line Insurance Group PLC UK:DLG, an insurance company, saw the largest increase among Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, as shares surged 15.8% on Thursday.
Shares of real estate/construction firm Melrose Industries PLC UK:MRO and insurance company Scor SE FR:SCR rose 5.5% and 4.7%, respectively.
Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC UK:RR, an aerospace/defense company, and health care/life sciences company Ipsen FR:IPN rounded out the top five largest increases as their stocks increased 4.2% and 3.4%, respectively.
The pound GBPUSD was down 0.20% against the dollar, and the euro EURUSD was down 0.19%. Brent crude UK:BRN00 weakened 0.13% to $90.48.
The yield on the 10-year gilt BX:TMBMKGB-10Y fell 9.30 basis points to 4.443%, and the yield on the German 10-year bund BX:TMBMKDE-10Y fell 4.530 basis points to 2.61%.
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