European stocks finished up Tuesday, with the Stoxx Europe 600 index
SXXP,
-0.43%
increasing 0.68% to 451.70.
The German DAX
DAX,
-0.57%
gained 0.66% to 15,705.62, the French CAC 40 index
PX1,
-0.55%
rose 0.59% to 7,240.88 and the FTSE 100 index
UKX,
-0.38%
added 0.18% to 7,270.76.
Among Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, leisure/travel goods company Ubisoft Entertainment S.A.
UBI,
-0.36%
saw the largest increase Tuesday, as shares increased 8.5%.
Shares of real estate firm TAG Immobilien AG
TEG,
+2.98%
and technology company Samhaellsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB Series B
SBB.B,
-2.22%
added 4.3% and 4.2%, respectively.
Hays PLC
HAS,
+0.10%,
a business services company, and industrial goods business Prysmian S.p.A.
PRY,
-0.03%
rounded out the top five largest increases as their stocks added 4.1% and 4.0%, respectively.
Shares of agriculture company Bakkafrost P/F
BAKKA,
+2.32%
saw the largest drop of the Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, as shares weakened 9.7% on Tuesday.
Shares of retail firm JD Sports Fashion PLC
JD,
+2.05%
and machinery company Tomra Systems ASA
TOM,
+0.74%
fell 6.9% and 2.9%, respectively.
Ambu A/S Series B
AMBU.B,
-1.61%,
a health care/life sciences company, and electric utilities firm Scatec ASA
SCATC,
+0.37%
rounded out the top five largest decreases as their stocks weakened 2.6% and 2.5%, respectively.
The pound
GBPUSD,
+0.07%
was down 0.20% against the dollar, and the euro
EURUSD,
+0.07%
was down 0.44%. Brent crude
BRN00,
-0.18%
dropped 0.24% to $84.26.
The yield on the 10-year gilt
TMBMKGB-10Y,
4.441%
declined 7.81 basis points to 4.651%, and the yield on the German 10-year bund
TMBMKDE-10Y,
2.603%
declined 4.860 basis points to 2.65%.
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