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European stocks increase Monday

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European stocks rose Monday, as the Stoxx Europe 600 index SXXP, -0.44% closed up 0.15% to 459.86.

The German DAX DAX, -0.61% increased 0.46% to 15,904.25, the French CAC 40 index PX1, -0.57% increased 0.12% to 7,348.84 and the FTSE 100 index UKX, -0.38% declined 0.23% to 7,507.15.

Of the Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, health care/life sciences company Idorsia Ltd. IDIA, +1.91% saw the largest increase Monday, as shares added 5.0%.

Shares of business/consumer services firm Bechtle AG BC8, -0.29% and health care/life sciences company Koninklijke Philips N.V. PHIA, -3.01% rose 4.5% and 4.4%, respectively.

Covestro AG 1COV, -0.84%, a basic materials/resources company, and retail business DocMorris N.V. DOCM, -1.35% rounded out the top five largest increases as their stocks rose 3.8% and 3.6%, respectively.

Shares of real estate company TAG Immobilien AG TEG, +3.07% saw the largest drop of the Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, as shares dropped 6.2% on Monday.

Shares of retail firm THG PLC THG, -2.97% and health care/life sciences company Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA FME, -0.83% declined 5.3% and 5.1%, respectively.

Atos SE ATO, -0.51%, a business/consumer services company, and real estate business Grand City Properties S.A. GYC, +0.24% rounded out the top five largest decreases as their stocks dropped 5.0% and 4.4%, respectively.

The pound GBPUSD, +0.09% was down 0.04% against the dollar, and the euro EURUSD, +0.09% was down 0.24%. Brent crude BRN00, -0.20% declined 0.68% to $86.22.

The yield on the 10-year gilt TMBMKGB-10Y, 4.441% increased 3.57 basis points to 4.567%, and the yield on the German 10-year bund TMBMKDE-10Y, 2.603% increased 1.350 basis points to 2.64%.

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