Published: January 3, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. ET
European stocks ended lower on Wednesday, with the Stoxx Europe 600 index falling 0.86% to 474.40.
France’s CAC 40 index fell 1.58% to 7,411.86, Germany’s DAX fell 1.38% to 16,538.39 and the FTSE 100 index fell 0.51% to 7 682.33.
Among the constituents of Stoxx Europe 600, a retail company…
European stock markets ended lower on Wednesday, with the Stoxx Europe 600 index
SXXP
down 0.86% to 474.40.
The French CAC 40 index
PX1
fell 1.58% to 7,411.86, the German DAX
DAX
fell 1.38% to 16,538.39 and the FTSE 100 index
UKX
fell 0.51% to 7,682.33.
Among the constituents of Stoxx Europe 600, the retailer Auto1 Group SE
AG1
saw the biggest decline on Wednesday, as shares fell 11.8%
Shares of road/rail transport company Alstom SA
ALO
and machinery company TVA Group AG
VACN
decreased by 9.9% and 7.7% respectively.
Ashmore Group PLC
ASHM
,
an investment/securities company and leisure/arts/hospitality company Carnival PLC
CCL
rounded out the five biggest decliners, with their shares falling 7.5% and 6.8%, respectively.
AP Moeller-Maersk A/S series B
MAERSK.B
,
a transportation/logistics company, saw the biggest rise among Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, with shares rising 5.1% on Wednesday.
Shares of healthcare/life sciences company Novartis AG
NOVN
and technology company Delivery Hero SE
DHER
gained 4.2% and 3.3% respectively.
Centrica PLC
CNA
,
a business and healthcare/life sciences company Roche Holding AG
ROG
rounded out the five biggest risers, with their shares rising 3.2% and 3.0%, respectively.
The pound
GBPUSD
was up 0.17% against the dollar and the euro
EURUSD
was down 0.28%. Brent crude
BRN00
rose 2.77% to $77.99.
The yield of the Gilt at 10 years
TMBMKGB-10Y
fell 0.56 basis points to 3.640%, and the 10-year German Bund yield
TMBMKDE-10Y
fell 4.580 basis points to 2.02%.
Editor’s note: This story was automatically generated by Automated Insights, an automation technology provider, using data from Dow Jones and FactSet. See our terms of use of market data.
