Published: Feb. 8, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. ET
European stocks slipped Thursday, as the Stoxx Europe 600 index STOXX Europe 600 Index finished down 0.07% to 485.27.
The FTSE 100 index FTSE 100 Index fell 0.44% to 7,595.48, the German DAX DAX gained 0.25% to 16,963.83 and the French CAC 40 index CAC 40 Index gained 0.71% to 7,665.63.
Among Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, transportation/logistics…
European stocks slipped Thursday, as the Stoxx Europe 600 index
SXXP
finished down 0.07% to 485.27.
The FTSE 100 index
UKX
fell 0.44% to 7,595.48, the German DAX
DAX
gained 0.25% to 16,963.83 and the French CAC 40 index
PX1
gained 0.71% to 7,665.63.
Among Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, transportation/logistics company A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S Series B
MAERSK.B
saw the largest decline Thursday, as shares tumbled 14.7%
Shares of fossil fuels firm Neste Oyj
NESTE
and health care/life sciences company Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB
SOBI
fell 11.9% and 8.0%, respectively.
Orkla ASA
ORK
,
a company, and health care/life sciences company AstraZeneca PLC
AZN
rounded out the top five largest decreases as their stocks fell 6.7% and 6.4%, respectively.
Adyen N.V.
ADYEN
,
an investing/securities company, saw the largest increase among Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, as shares rocketed 21.3% on Thursday.
Shares of industrial goods firm DS Smith PLC
SMDS
and industrial goods company Huhtamaki Oyj
HUH1V
increased 9.8% and 7.5%, respectively.
British American Tobacco PLC
BATS
,
a company, and technology firm Nemetschek SE
NEM
rounded out the top five largest increases as their stocks gained 7.1% and 7.0%, respectively.
The pound
GBPUSD
was down 0.03% against the dollar, and the euro
EURUSD
was up 0.02%. Brent crude
BRN00
added 2.54% to $81.22.
The yield on the 10-year gilt
TMBMKGB-10Y
rose 6.39 basis points to 4.055%, and the yield on the German 10-year bund
TMBMKDE-10Y
increased 3.850 basis points to 2.36%.
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