Published: Feb. 16, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. ET
European stocks finished up Friday, with the Stoxx Europe 600 index STOXX Europe 600 Index rising 0.62% to 491.59.
The FTSE 100 index FTSE 100 Index increased 1.50% to 7,711.71, the German DAX DAX added 0.42% to 17,117.44 and the French CAC 40 index CAC 40 Index increased 0.32% to 7,768.18.
Among Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, mining & metals…
European stocks finished up Friday, with the Stoxx Europe 600 index
SXXP
rising 0.62% to 491.59.
The FTSE 100 index
UKX
increased 1.50% to 7,711.71, the German DAX
DAX
added 0.42% to 17,117.44 and the French CAC 40 index
PX1
increased 0.32% to 7,768.18.
Among Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, mining & metals company Metso Oyj
METSO
saw the largest increase Friday, as shares increased 9.0%.
Shares of banking/credit firm NatWest Group PLC
NWG
and mining & metals company Antofagasta PLC
ANTO
added 7.1% and 5.7%, respectively.
Rexel S.A.
RXL
,
an industrial goods company, and health care/life sciences business Eurofins Scientific SE
ERF
rounded out the top five largest increases as their stocks increased 4.7% and 4.3%, respectively.
Shares of real estate/construction company Nibe Industrier AB Series B
NIBE.B
saw the largest drop of the Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, as shares plunged 13.4% on Friday.
Shares of motor vehicles firm Renault S.A.
RNO
and technology company Temenos AG
TEMN
fell 4.7% and 4.6%, respectively.
Fortnox AB
FNOX
,
a technology company, and transportation/logistics firm A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S Series B
MAERSK.B
rounded out the top five largest decreases as their stocks declined 4.1% and 3.4%, respectively.
The pound
GBPUSD
was down 0.10% against the dollar, and the euro
EURUSD
was down 0.03%. Brent crude
BRN00
added 0.48% to $83.26.
The yield on the 10-year gilt
TMBMKGB-10Y
rose 6.41 basis points to 4.111%, and the yield on the German 10-year bund
TMBMKDE-10Y
rose 4.260 basis points to 2.41%.
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.
