Published: Dec. 27, 2023 at 12:00 p.m. ET
European stocks climbed Wednesday, as the Stoxx Europe 600 index STOXX Europe 600 Index finished up 0.21% to 478.62.
The FTSE 100 index FTSE 100 Index added 0.36% to 7,724.95, the German DAX DAX added 0.21% to 16,742.07 and the French CAC 40 index CAC 40 Index was flat at 7,571.82.
Among Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, health care/life sciences…
European stocks climbed Wednesday, as the Stoxx Europe 600 index
SXXP
finished up 0.21% to 478.62.
The FTSE 100 index
UKX
added 0.36% to 7,724.95, the German DAX
DAX
added 0.21% to 16,742.07 and the French CAC 40 index
PX1
was flat at 7,571.82.
Among Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, health care/life sciences company Idorsia Ltd.
IDIA
saw the largest increase Wednesday, as shares jumped 11.4%.
Shares of health care/life sciences firm Orpea S.A.
ORP
and retail company THG PLC
THG
gained 11.2% and 6.5%, respectively.
Siemens Energy AG
ENR
,
an industrial goods company, and real estate business Aroundtown S.A.
AT1
rounded out the top five largest increases as their stocks rose 5.4% and 5.3%, respectively.
Shares of company Uniper SE
UN0
saw the largest decline of the Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, as shares dropped 8.8% on Wednesday.
Shares of leisure/arts/hospitality firm Carnival PLC
CCL
and transportation/logistics company A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S Series B
MAERSK.B
fell 5.7% and 4.7%, respectively.
Viaplay Group AB Series B
VPLAY.B
,
a media/entertainment company, and real estate/construction business Nibe Industrier AB Series B
NIBE.B
rounded out the top five largest decreases as their stocks dropped 2.5% and 2.3%, respectively.
The pound
GBPUSD
was up 0.55% against the dollar, and the euro
EURUSD
was up 0.62%. Brent crude
BRN00
weakened 1.30% to $79.80.
The yield on the 10-year gilt
TMBMKGB-10Y
declined 6.78 basis points to 3.434%, and the yield on the German 10-year bund
TMBMKDE-10Y
fell 6.590 basis points to 1.90%.
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