European stocks increased Wednesday, as the Stoxx Europe 600 index
SXXP,
-0.43%
closed up 0.39% to 453.45.
The FTSE 100 index
UKX,
-0.38%
gained 0.68% to 7,320.53, the German DAX
DAX,
-0.58%
rose 0.15% to 15,728.41 and the French CAC 40 index
PX1,
-0.55%
was flat at 7,246.62.
Among Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, real estate investment trusts company Derwent London PLC
DLN,
+0.54%
saw the largest increase Wednesday, as shares rose 4.1%.
Shares of real estate investment trusts firm Tritax Big Box REIT PLC
BBOX,
and investing/securities company Investment AB Latour Series B
LATO.B,
-0.94%
added 3.9% and 3.8%, respectively.
Roche Holding AG
ROG,
+0.35%,
a health care/life sciences company, and real estate firm Grand City Properties S.A.
GYC,
+0.24%
rounded out the top five largest increases as their stocks added 3.8% and 3.7%, respectively.
Shares of investing/securities company EQT AB
EQT,
-0.09%
saw the largest drop among Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, as shares fell 6.9% on Wednesday.
Shares of retail firm JD Sports Fashion PLC
JD,
+2.05%
and health care/life sciences company Orpea S.A.
ORP,
-6.83%
dropped 5.4% and 4.3%, respectively.
Clothing/Textiles companies Puma SE
PUM,
+0.17%
and adidas AG
ADS,
-0.65%
rounded out the top five largest decreases as their stocks fell 3.8% and 3.3%, respectively.
The pound
GBPUSD,
+0.08%
was down 0.13% against the dollar, and the euro
EURUSD,
+0.07%
was up 0.16%. Brent crude
BRN00,
-0.18%
weakened 0.76% to $83.39.
The yield on the 10-year gilt
TMBMKGB-10Y,
4.441%
fell 18.29 basis points to 4.471%, and the yield on the German 10-year bund
TMBMKDE-10Y,
2.602%
declined 12.380 basis points to 2.52%.
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