European stocks ended higher on Thursday, with the Stoxx Europe 600 SXXP index,
up 0.26% to 398.77.
The French CAC 40 PX1 index,
added 0.76% to 6,086.90, the FTSE 100 UKX index,
rose 0.27% to 6,943.91 and the German DAX DAX,
rose 0.20% to 12,767.41.
Among the constituents of Stoxx Europe 600, the semiconductor company BE Semiconductor Industries NV BESI,
saw the biggest increase on Thursday, with shares jumping 15.7%.
Shares of Internet/online company Sinch AB SINCH,
and chemical Yara International ASA YAR,
added 9.9% and 6.6%, respectively.
Kinnevik AB Series B KINV.B,
an investment advisory company, and a health insurance business, Orpea SA ORP,
completed the five largest increases, with their shares rising 6.5% and 5.8% respectively.
Shares of networking company Telefon AB LM Ericsson Series B ERIC.B,
saw the biggest decline among Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, with shares falling 14.8% on Thursday.
Shares of non-ferrous metals company Boliden AB BOL,
and networking company Nokia Corp. NOKIA,
fell 8.6% and 7.6%, respectively.
THG API THG,
a mixed retail company and a building materials/products company Nibe Industrier AB Série B NIBE.B,
completed the five biggest declines, with their shares falling 6.5% and 5.4%, respectively.
The GBPUSD pound,
was up 0.29% against the dollar and the euro EURUSD,
increased by 0.27%. Brent Crude United States: BRN00
gained 0.28% to $92.67.
The yield of the TMBMKGB-10Y 10-year gilt,
rose 3.22 basis points to 3.910%, and the 10-year German Bund yield TMBMKDE-10Y,
increased by 2.380 basis points to 2.40%.
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