European stocks decreased Wednesday, as the Stoxx Europe 600 index
SXXP,
-0.35%
finished down 0.57% to 454.30.
The French CAC 40 index
PX1,
-0.43%
dropped 0.84% to 7,194.09, the German DAX
DAX,
-0.44%
fell 0.19% to 15,741.37 and the FTSE 100 index
UKX,
-0.36%
fell 0.16% to 7,426.14.
Among Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, media/entertainment company Viaplay Group AB Series B
VPLAY.B,
-0.31%
saw the largest decrease Wednesday, as shares fell 8.8%
Shares of retail firm WH Smith PLC
SMWH,
-0.43%
and health care/life sciences company Idorsia Ltd.
IDIA,
+2.10%
declined 6.3% and 6.1%, respectively.
Orpea S.A.
ORP,
-7.52%,
a health care/life sciences company, and technology firm Just Eat Takeaway.com N.V.
TKWY,
-1.62%
rounded out the top five largest decreases as their stocks dropped 5.9% and 5.6%, respectively.
InPost S.A.
INPST,
+0.30%,
an air transport company, saw the largest increase of the Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, as shares gained 9.2% on Wednesday.
Shares of technology firm Samhaellsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB Series B
SBB.B,
-2.33%
and real estate company Grand City Properties S.A.
GYC,
+0.24%
rose 5.5% and 4.1%, respectively.
Johnson Matthey PLC
JMAT,
-1.13%,
a basic materials/resources company, and air transport company International Distribution Services PLC
IDS,
-0.44%
rounded out the top five largest increases as their stocks rose 3.7% and 3.7%, respectively.
The pound
GBPUSD,
+0.14%
was down 0.55% against the dollar, and the euro
EURUSD,
+0.15%
was down 0.07%. Brent crude
BRN00,
+0.02%
increased 0.21% to $90.23.
The yield on the 10-year gilt
TMBMKGB-10Y,
4.448%
increased 1.23 basis points to 4.536%, and the yield on the German 10-year bund
TMBMKDE-10Y,
2.610%
increased 4.330 basis points to 2.66%.
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