European stocks fell Wednesday, as the Stoxx Europe 600 index
SXXP,
-0.43%
finished down 0.06% to 455.29.
The FTSE 100 index
UKX,
-0.38%
dropped 0.44% to 7,356.88, the French CAC 40 index
PX1,
-0.55%
fell 0.10% to 7,260.25 and the German DAX
DAX,
-0.58%
gained 0.14% to 15,789.45.
Among Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, technology company Netcompany Group A/S
NETC,
+0.34%
saw the largest drop Wednesday, as shares tumbled 11.1%
Shares of health care/life sciences firm Tecan Group AG
TECN,
-0.53%
and leisure/travel goods company CD Projekt S.A.
CDR,
+1.72%
fell 5.3% and 4.6%, respectively.
Sinch AB
SINCH,
-1.48%,
a technology company, and automotive firm Rheinmetall AG
RHM,
-0.82%
rounded out the top five largest decreases as their stocks declined 4.0% and 3.8%, respectively.
Admiral Group PLC
ADM,
+0.21%,
an insurance company, saw the largest increase among Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, as shares increased 7.2% on Wednesday.
Shares of insurance firm Direct Line Insurance Group PLC
DLG,
+1.93%
and food/beverages/tobacco company Glanbia PLC
GL9,
+0.84%
gained 7.1% and 6.1%, respectively.
Marks & Spencer Group PLC
MKS,
-0.32%,
a retail company, and retail firm HelloFresh SE
HFG,
-1.23%
rounded out the top five largest increases as their stocks rose 4.5% and 4.5%, respectively.
The pound
GBPUSD,
+0.08%
was up 0.33% against the dollar, and the euro
EURUSD,
+0.08%
was down 0.02%. Brent crude
BRN00,
-0.20%
weakened 0.19% to $84.73.
The yield on the 10-year gilt
TMBMKGB-10Y,
4.442%
increased 5.58 basis points to 4.647%, and the yield on the German 10-year bund
TMBMKDE-10Y,
2.603%
fell 2.400 basis points to 2.65%.
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