European stocks rose Friday, as the Stoxx Europe 600 index
SXXP,
-0.44%
closed up 0.29% to 459.28.
The French CAC 40 index
PX1,
-0.56%
gained 0.75% to 7,315.07, the FTSE 100 index
UKX,
-0.36%
added 0.47% to 7,564.37 and the German DAX
DAX,
-0.59%
increased 0.37% to 15,951.86.
Among Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, media/entertainment company Viaplay Group AB Series B
VPLAY.B,
-0.31%
saw the largest increase Friday, as shares added 7.8%.
Shares of aerospace/defense firm Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC
RR,
-1.88%
and banking/credit company Credit Agricole S.A.
ACA,
-1.09%
increased 7.4% and 6.1%, respectively.
THG PLC
THG,
-2.73%,
a retail company, and basic materials/resources business Mondi PLC
MNDI,
-0.99%
rounded out the top five largest increases as their stocks rose 5.5% and 5.5%, respectively.
Shares of technology company United Internet AG
UTDI,
-0.66%
saw the largest decline of the Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, as shares declined 6.3% on Friday.
Shares of transportation/logistics firm A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S Series B
MAERSK.B,
-0.16%
and machinery company Interpump Group S.p.A.
IP,
-0.99%
declined 4.9% and 4.7%, respectively.
Genmab A/S
GMAB,
+1.33%,
a health care/life sciences company, and business services firm WPP PLC
WPP,
-0.19%
rounded out the top five largest decreases as their stocks declined 3.8% and 3.5%, respectively.
The pound
GBPUSD,
+0.09%
was up 0.53% against the dollar, and the euro
EURUSD,
+0.08%
was up 0.80%. Brent crude
BRN00,
-0.21%
gained 1.16% to $86.13.
The yield on the 10-year gilt
TMBMKGB-10Y,
4.441%
fell 9.94 basis points to 4.374%, and the yield on the German 10-year bund
TMBMKDE-10Y,
2.603%
fell 3.430 basis points to 2.57%.
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