European stocks increased Tuesday, as the Stoxx Europe 600 index
SXXP,
-0.43%
closed up 0.97% to 459.83.
The FTSE 100 index
UKX,
-0.38%
added 1.72% to 7,464.99, the German DAX
DAX,
-0.58%
gained 0.88% to 15,930.88 and the French CAC 40 index
PX1,
-0.56%
increased 0.67% to 7,373.43.
Of the Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, insurance company NN Group N.V.
NN,
+0.08%
saw the largest increase Tuesday, as shares jumped 10.2%.
Shares of investing/securities firm Quilter PLC
QLT,
-0.91%
and retail company THG PLC
THG,
-2.99%
gained 7.7% and 7.2%, respectively.
Evotec SE
EVT,
+1.23%,
a health care/life sciences company, and retail business Ocado Group PLC
OCDO,
-0.70%
rounded out the top five largest increases as their stocks increased 6.5% and 5.5%, respectively.
Shares of fossil fuels company Orron Energy AB
ORRON,
+0.37%
saw the largest drop among Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, as shares dropped 9.2% on Tuesday.
Shares of retail firm Carrefour S.A.
CA,
+0.66%
and technology company Samhaellsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB Series B
SBB.B,
-2.17%
weakened 4.6% and 3.3%, respectively.
Castellum AB
CAST,
-0.83%,
a real estate company, and electric utilities company Scatec ASA
SCATC,
+0.37%
rounded out the top five largest decreases as their stocks declined 1.8% and 1.8%, respectively.
The pound
GBPUSD,
+0.10%
was up 0.09% against the dollar, and the euro
EURUSD,
+0.07%
was up 0.30%. Brent crude
BRN00,
-0.17%
rose 0.38% to $84.19.
The yield on the 10-year gilt
TMBMKGB-10Y,
4.439%
fell 1.66 basis points to 4.426%, and the yield on the German 10-year bund
TMBMKDE-10Y,
2.601%
declined 7.030 basis points to 2.51%.
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