European stocks were flat Friday, as the Stoxx Europe 600 index
SXXP,
-0.34%
finished down 0.01% to 458.13.
The German DAX
DAX,
-0.45%
dropped 0.67% to 15,840.34, the French CAC 40 index
PX1,
-0.43%
declined 0.27% to 7,296.77 and the FTSE 100 index
UKX,
-0.36%
added 0.34% to 7,464.54.
Of the Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, retail company DocMorris N.V.
DOCM,
-0.93%
saw the largest decline Friday, as shares plunged 10.9%
Shares of real estate firm Aroundtown S.A.
AT1,
-0.50%
and motor vehicles company Renault S.A.
RNO,
-1.69%
dropped 9.0% and 6.3%, respectively.
Husqvarna AB Series B
HUSQ.B,
-0.39%,
a home electronics/appliances company, and motor vehicles company Volkswagen AG Non-Vtg Pfd.
VOW3,
-0.57%
rounded out the top five largest decreases as their stocks fell 4.7% and 4.2%, respectively.
Johnson Matthey PLC
JMAT,
-1.13%,
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.
IDIA,
+2.10%
and fossil fuels company Orron Energy AB
ORRON,
+0.30%
gained 8.0% and 4.5%, respectively.
Vestas Wind Systems A/S
VWS,
-0.97%,
an industrial goods company, and mining & metals business Norsk Hydro ASA
NHY,
-1.07%
rounded out the top five largest increases as their stocks increased 4.3% and 3.9%, respectively.
The pound
GBPUSD,
+0.14%
was down 0.65% against the dollar, and the euro
EURUSD,
+0.15%
was down 0.53%. Brent crude
BRN00,
+0.04%
gained 1.49% to $88.12.
The yield on the 10-year gilt
TMBMKGB-10Y,
4.448%
increased 7.59 basis points to 4.437%, and the yield on the German 10-year bund
TMBMKDE-10Y,
2.609%
increased 8.540 basis points to 2.55%.
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