European stocks were flat Friday, as the Stoxx Europe 600 index XX:SXXP finished down 0.01% to 458.13.
The German DAX DX:DAX dropped 0.67% to 15,840.34, the French CAC 40 index FR:PX1 declined 0.27% to 7,296.77 and the FTSE 100 index UK:UKX added 0.34% to 7,464.54.
Of the Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, retail company DocMorris N.V. CH:DOCM saw the largest decline Friday, as shares plunged 10.9%
Shares of real estate firm Aroundtown S.A. XE:AT1 and motor vehicles company Renault S.A. FR:RNO dropped 9.0% and 6.3%, respectively.
Husqvarna AB Series B SE:HUSQ, a home electronics/appliances company, and motor vehicles company Volkswagen AG Non-Vtg Pfd. XE:VOW3 rounded out the top five largest decreases as their stocks fell 4.7% and 4.2%, respectively.
Johnson Matthey PLC UK:JMAT, a basic materials/resources company, saw the largest increase of the Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, as shares rose 9.9% on Friday.
Shares of health care/life sciences firm Idorsia Ltd. CH:IDIA and fossil fuels company Orron Energy AB SE:ORRON gained 8.0% and 4.5%, respectively.
Vestas Wind Systems A/S DK:VWS, an industrial goods company, and mining & metals business Norsk Hydro ASA NO:NHY rounded out the top five largest increases as their stocks increased 4.3% and 3.9%, respectively.
The pound GBPUSD was down 0.65% against the dollar, and the euro EURUSD was down 0.53%. Brent crude UK:BRN00 gained 1.49% to $88.12.
The yield on the 10-year gilt BX:TMBMKGB-10Y increased 7.59 basis points to 4.437%, and the yield on the German 10-year bund BX:TMBMKDE-10Y increased 8.540 basis points to 2.55%.
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