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European stocks gain Tuesday – MarketWatch


Published: Feb. 6, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. ET

European stocks finished up Tuesday, with the Stoxx Europe 600 index STOXX Europe 600 Index rising 0.63% to 486.76.

The FTSE 100 index FTSE 100 Index gained 0.90% to 7,681.01, the German DAX DAX added 0.76% to 17,033.24 and the French CAC 40 index CAC 40 Index added 0.65% to 7,638.97.

Among Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, retail company HelloFresh…

European stocks finished up Tuesday, with the Stoxx Europe 600 index

SXXP

rising 0.63% to 486.76.

The FTSE 100 index

UKX

gained 0.90% to 7,681.01, the German DAX

DAX

added 0.76% to 17,033.24 and the French CAC 40 index

PX1

added 0.65% to 7,638.97.

Among Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, retail company HelloFresh SE

HFG

saw the largest increase Tuesday, as shares added 9.5%.

Shares of health care/life sciences firm Demant A/S

DEMANT

and health care/life sciences company Evotec SE

EVT

increased 8.9% and 6.6%, respectively.

BP PLC

BP

,
a fossil fuels company, and health care/life sciences business Qiagen N.V.

QIA

rounded out the top five largest increases as their stocks gained 5.5% and 4.9%, respectively.

Shares of machinery company Interpump Group S.p.A.

IP

saw the largest drop among Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, as shares weakened 6.9% on Tuesday.

Shares of firm Lotus Bakeries N.V.

LOTB

and banking company UBS Group AG

UBSG

fell 5.0% and 4.4%, respectively.

Julius Baer Gruppe AG

BAER

,
an investing/securities company, and real estate/construction company Alfa Laval AB

ALFA

rounded out the top five largest decreases as their stocks weakened 4.3% and 3.8%, respectively.

The pound

GBPUSD

was up 0.41% against the dollar, and the euro

EURUSD

was up 0.04%. Brent crude

BRN00

rose 1.15% to $78.89.

The yield on the 10-year gilt

TMBMKGB-10Y

declined 5.23 basis points to 3.954%, and the yield on the German 10-year bund

TMBMKDE-10Y

fell 2.260 basis points to 2.30%.


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.



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