European stocks finished higher Thursday, with the Stoxx Europe 600 index XX:SXXP increasing 0.79% to 464.23.
The French CAC 40 index FR:PX1 increased 1.52% to 7,433.62, the German DAX DX:DAX rose 0.91% to 15,996.52 and the FTSE 100 index UK:UKX rose 0.41% to 7,618.60.
Among Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, real estate company Fastighets AB Balder Series B SE:BALD saw the largest increase Thursday, as shares gained 6.6%.
Shares of technology firm Samhaellsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB Series B SE:SBB and real estate company TAG Immobilien AG XE:TEG increased 6.5% and 5.8%, respectively.
Orron Energy AB SE:ORRON, a fossil fuels company, and media/entertainment company Viaplay Group AB Series B SE:VPLAY rounded out the top five largest increases as their stocks gained 5.7% and 5.2%, respectively.
Shares of real estate/construction company Wienerberger AG AT:WIE saw the largest decline among Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, as shares tumbled 11.2% on Thursday.
Shares of business services firm ISS A/S DK:ISS and banking company KBC Group N.V. BE:KBC declined 10.8% and 5.9%, respectively.
Siemens AG XE:SIE, a business/consumer services company, and industrial goods business Vestas Wind Systems A/S DK:VWS rounded out the top five largest decreases as their stocks weakened 4.8% and 4.1%, respectively.
The pound GBPUSD was up 0.04% against the dollar, and the euro EURUSD was up 0.42%. Brent crude UK:BRN00 dropped 0.63% to $87.00.
The yield on the 10-year gilt BX:TMBMKGB-10Y declined 0.10 basis points to 4.368%, and the yield on the German 10-year bund BX:TMBMKDE-10Y rose 3.100 basis points to 2.53%.
Editor's Note: This story was auto-generated by Automated Insights, an automation technology provider, using data from Dow Jones and FactSet. See our market data terms of use.
