European stocks finished down Thursday, with the Stoxx Europe 600 index XX:SXXP dropping 0.41% to 451.57.
The German DAX DX:DAX weakened 0.68% to 15,621.49, the French CAC 40 index FR:PX1 declined 0.44% to 7,214.46 and the FTSE 100 index UK:UKX gained 0.18% to 7,333.63.
Among Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, technology company ASM International N.V. NL:ASM saw the largest decline Thursday, as shares weakened 6.3%
Shares of leisure/arts/hospitality firm TUI AG UK:TUI and technology company Sinch AB SE:SINCH fell 5.5% and 4.9%, respectively.
Viaplay Group AB Series B SE:VPLAY, a media/entertainment company, and technology business Soitec S.A. FR:SOI rounded out the top five largest decreases as their stocks fell 4.8% and 4.7%, respectively.
JD Sports Fashion PLC UK:JD, a retail company, saw the largest increase of the Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, as shares increased 5.1% on Thursday.
Shares of retail firm THG PLC UK:THG and agriculture company SalMar ASA NO:SALM added 4.2% and 3.6%, respectively.
Covestro AG XE:1COV, a basic materials/resources company, and health care/life sciences business Ambu A/S Series B DK:AMBU rounded out the top five largest increases as their stocks increased 3.5% and 3.1%, respectively.
The pound GBPUSD was down 0.72% against the dollar, and the euro EURUSD was down 0.34%. Brent crude UK:BRN00 weakened 0.16% to $83.08.
The yield on the 10-year gilt BX:TMBMKGB-10Y declined 4.43 basis points to 4.426%, and the yield on the German 10-year bund BX:TMBMKDE-10Y declined 0.440 basis points to 2.52%.
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