Published: Feb. 23, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. ET
European stocks increased Friday, as the Stoxx Europe 600 index STOXX Europe 600 Index closed up 0.43% to 497.25.
The French CAC 40 index CAC 40 Index increased 0.70% to 7,966.68, the FTSE 100 index FTSE 100 Index added 0.28% to 7,706.28 and the German DAX DAX gained 0.28% to 17,419.33.
Among Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, real estate/construction…
European stocks increased Friday, as the Stoxx Europe 600 index
XX:SXXP
closed up 0.43% to 497.25.
The French CAC 40 index
FR:PX1
increased 0.70% to 7,966.68, the FTSE 100 index
UK:UKX
added 0.28% to 7,706.28 and the German DAX
DX:DAX
gained 0.28% to 17,419.33.
Among Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, real estate/construction company Georg Fischer AG
CH:GF
saw the largest increase Friday, as shares increased 8.3%.
Shares of banking/credit firm Banco BPM S.p.A.
IT:BAMI
and banking/credit company Mediobanca Banca di Credito Finanziario S.p.A.
IT:MB
increased 5.4% and 5.2%, respectively.
Standard Chartered PLC
UK:STAN,
a banking company, and health care/life sciences business Grifols S.A.
ES:GRF
rounded out the top five largest increases as their stocks increased 4.9% and 4.3%, respectively.
Shares of technology company BE Semiconductor Industries N.V.
NL:BESI
saw the largest decline of the Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, as shares dropped 6.0% on Friday.
Shares of motor vehicles firm Volvo Car AB Series B
SE:VOLCAR
and technology company Aixtron SE
XE:AIXA
weakened 4.9% and 4.2%, respectively.
Dowlais Group PLC
UK:DWL,
an automotive company, and leisure/arts/hospitality firm TUI AG
UK:TUI
rounded out the top five largest decreases as their stocks dropped 4.0% and 4.0%, respectively.
The pound
GBPUSD
was up 0.13% against the dollar, and the euro
EURUSD
was up 0.05%. Brent crude
UK:BRN00
dropped 1.97% to $81.07.
The yield on the 10-year gilt
BX:TMBMKGB-10Y
declined 7.44 basis points to 4.040%, and the yield on the German 10-year bund
BX:TMBMKDE-10Y
fell 7.130 basis points to 2.37%.
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.
