Published: Jan. 11, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. ET
European stocks decreased Thursday, as the Stoxx Europe 600 index STOXX Europe 600 Index finished down 0.77% to 472.77.
The FTSE 100 index FTSE 100 Index fell 0.98% to 7,576.59, the German DAX DAX dropped 0.86% to 16,547.03 and the French CAC 40 index CAC 40 Index fell 0.52% to 7,387.62.
Among Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, health care/life…
European stocks decreased Thursday, as the Stoxx Europe 600 index
XX:SXXP
finished down 0.77% to 472.77.
The FTSE 100 index
UK:UKX
fell 0.98% to 7,576.59, the German DAX
DX:DAX
dropped 0.86% to 16,547.03 and the French CAC 40 index
FR:PX1
fell 0.52% to 7,387.62.
Among Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, health care/life sciences company Grifols S.A.
ES:GRF
saw the largest decline Thursday, as shares plunged 16.2%
Shares of media/entertainment firm Viaplay Group AB Series B
SE:VPLAY
and health care/life sciences company MorphoSys AG
XE:MOR
plunged 13.2% and 12.9%, respectively.
Close Brothers Group PLC
UK:CBG,
an investing/securities company, and company Uniper SE
XE:UN0
rounded out the top five largest decreases as their stocks weakened 10.9% and 8.7%, respectively.
Rational AG
XE:RAA,
a machinery company, saw the largest increase among Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, as shares increased 6.7% on Thursday.
Shares of health care/life sciences firm Ambu A/S Series B
DK:AMBU
and business services company Teleperformance SE
FR:TEP
rose 5.0% and 4.0%, respectively.
Scatec ASA
NO:SCATC,
a company, and company Carlsberg A/S Series B
DK:CARL
rounded out the top five largest increases as their stocks increased 3.3% and 3.0%, respectively.
The pound
GBPUSD
was down 0.26% against the dollar, and the euro
EURUSD
was down 0.27%. Brent crude
UK:BRN00
added 2.41% to $78.65.
The yield on the 10-year gilt
BX:TMBMKGB-10Y
rose 1.55 basis points to 3.842%, and the yield on the German 10-year bund
BX:TMBMKDE-10Y
fell 0.990 basis points to 2.21%.
Editor’s Note: This story was auto-generated by Automated Insights, an automation technology provider, using data from Dow Jones and FactSet. See our market data terms of use.
