European stocks held steady Monday, as the Stoxx Europe 600 index XX:SXXP finished down 0.04% to 457.96.
The French CAC 40 index FR:PX1 fell 0.24% to 7,279.51, the FTSE 100 index UK:UKX dropped 0.16% to 7,452.76 and the German DAX DX:DAX was flat at 15,824.85.
Of the Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, insurance company Direct Line Insurance Group PLC UK:DLG saw the largest decrease Monday, as shares weakened 4.3%
Shares of electric/gas utilities firm Rubis SCA FR:RUI and electric utilities company Oersted A/S DK:ORSTED fell 4.1% and 3.5%, respectively.
Compagnie de Saint-Gobain S.A. FR:SGO, a real estate/construction company, and basic materials/resources business Clariant AG CH:CLN rounded out the top five largest decreases as their stocks weakened 3.1% and 3.0%, respectively.
Kion Group AG XE:KGX, a retail/wholesale company, saw the largest increase among Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, as shares added 4.8% on Monday.
Shares of basic materials/resources firm Yara International ASA NO:YAR and leisure/travel goods company CD Projekt S.A. PL:CDR increased 4.5% and 3.9%, respectively.
Telecom Italia S.p.A. IT:TIT, a telephone systems company, and leisure/arts/hospitality company Entain PLC UK:ENT rounded out the top five largest increases as their stocks increased 3.5% and 2.8%, respectively.
The pound GBPUSD was up 0.27% against the dollar, and the euro EURUSD was up 0.22%. Brent crude UK:BRN00 added 0.42% to $88.92.
The yield on the 10-year gilt BX:TMBMKGB-10Y increased 3.84 basis points to 4.468%, and the yield on the German 10-year bund BX:TMBMKDE-10Y rose 3.300 basis points to 2.58%.
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