European stocks drop Thursday

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European stocks finished down Thursday, with the Stoxx Europe 600 index /zigman2/quotes/210599654/delayed XX:SXXP +0.38% decreasing 1.67% to 382.89.

The FTSE 100 index /zigman2/quotes/210598409/delayed UK:UKX +0.08% fell 1.77% to 6,881.59, the German DAX /zigman2/quotes/210597999/delayed DX:DAX +0.41% dropped 1.71% to 11,975.55 and the French CAC 40 index /zigman2/quotes/210597958/delayed FR:PX1 +0.26% weakened 1.53% to 5,676.87.

Among Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, food retail company Etablissementen Franz Colruyt N.V. /zigman2/quotes/206016244/delayed BE:COLR +2.40% saw the largest decrease Thursday, as shares cratered 23.3%

Shares of healthcare provision firm Orpea S.A. /zigman2/quotes/204431094/delayed FR:ORP +5.28% and motor vehicle parts company Faurecia SE plunged 21.4% and 14.7%, respectively.

Bakkafrost P/F /zigman2/quotes/209024722/delayed NO:BAKKA +2.53% , a fishing company, and clothing retail business Next PLC /zigman2/quotes/200704121/delayed UK:NXT +0.19% rounded out the top five largest decreases as their stocks tumbled 12.8% and 12.2%, respectively.

Rational AG /zigman2/quotes/201466773/delayed XE:RAA +3.81% , an industrial machinery company, saw the largest increase of the Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, as shares jumped 12.6% on Thursday.

Shares of computer services firm Atos SE /zigman2/quotes/202384354/delayed FR:ATO +3.25% and reinsurance company Hannover Rueck SE /zigman2/quotes/205940444/delayed XE:HNR1 -0.53% added 10.6% and 3.0%, respectively.

Thales S.A. /zigman2/quotes/206629262/delayed FR:HO -0.37% , a defense equipment/products company, and reinsurance business Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG /zigman2/quotes/208921893/delayed XE:MUV2 -1.39% rounded out the top five largest increases as their stocks added 2.8% and 2.4%, respectively.

The pound /zigman2/quotes/210561263/realtime/sampled GBPUSD -0.0492% was up 1.43% against the dollar, and the euro /zigman2/quotes/210561242/realtime/sampled EURUSD +0.0473% was up 0.38%. Brent crude increased 0.03% to $88.08.

The yield on the 10-year gilt /zigman2/quotes/211347177/realtime BX:TMBMKGB-10Y -1.03% fell 3.22 basis points to 4.143%, and the yield on the German 10-year bund /zigman2/quotes/211347112/realtime BX:TMBMKDE-10Y -2.94% declined 0.027 basis points to 2.18%.

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Add to watchlist XX:SXXP

STOXX Europe 600 Index

XX : STOXX

450.22

+1.72 +0.38%

Volume: 0.00

Sept. 29, 2023 11:03p

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FTSE 100 Index

UK : FTSE UK

7,608.08

+6.23 +0.08%

Volume: 606,731

Sept. 29, 2023 5:11p

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DAX

DX : Xetra Indices

15,386.58

+63.08 +0.41%

Volume: 110,121

Sept. 29, 2023 6:30p

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CAC 40 Index

FR : France: Euronext Paris

7,135.06

+18.82 +0.26%

Volume: 62,306

Sept. 29, 2023 6:05p

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Etablissementen Franz Colruyt N.V.

BE : Belgium: Euronext Brussels

€ 40.96

+0.96 +2.40%

Volume: 242,445

Sept. 29, 2023 5:55p

P/E Ratio

26.12

Dividend Yield

1.37%

Market Cap

€5.31 billion

Rev. per Employee

€315,002

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Orpea S.A.

FR : France: Euronext Paris

€ 1.42

+0.07 +5.28%

Volume: 1.14M

Sept. 29, 2023 5:55p

P/E Ratio

N/A

Dividend Yield

0.00%

Market Cap

€87.47 million

Rev. per Employee

€64,671

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Bakkafrost P/F

NO : Norway: Oslo

kr 547.50

+13.50 +2.53%

Volume: 97,368

Sept. 29, 2023 4:25p

P/E Ratio

52.31

Dividend Yield

2.85%

Market Cap

kr31.57 billion

Rev. per Employee

kr5.99M

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Next PLC

UK : U.K.: London

7,296.00 p

+14.00 +0.19%

Volume: 422,227

Sept. 29, 2023 4:35p

P/E Ratio

12.74

Dividend Yield

2.82%

Market Cap

£8.87 billion

Rev. per Employee

£159,974

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Rational AG

XE : Germany: Xetra

€ 600.00

+22.00 +3.81%

Volume: 19,209

Sept. 29, 2023 6:30p

P/E Ratio

30.87

Dividend Yield

2.25%

Market Cap

€6.57 billion

Rev. per Employee

€468,746

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Atos SE

FR : France: Euronext Paris

€ 6.61

+0.21 +3.25%

Volume: 792,801

Sept. 29, 2023 5:55p

P/E Ratio

N/A

Dividend Yield

0.00%

Market Cap

€712.87 million

Rev. per Employee

€102,223

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Hannover Rueck SE

XE : Germany: Xetra

€ 207.90

-1.10 -0.53%

Volume: 166,504

Sept. 29, 2023 6:30p

P/E Ratio

14.59

Dividend Yield

2.89%

Market Cap

€25.20 billion

Rev. per Employee

€8.48M

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Thales S.A.

FR : France: Euronext Paris

€ 133.10

-0.50 -0.37%

Volume: 227,405

Sept. 29, 2023 5:55p

P/E Ratio

23.29

Dividend Yield

2.21%

Market Cap

€28.03 billion

Rev. per Employee

€234,817

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Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG

XE : Germany: Xetra

€ 369.10

-5.20 -1.39%

Volume: 511,354

Sept. 29, 2023 6:30p

P/E Ratio

N/A

Dividend Yield

3.14%

Market Cap

€51.08 billion

Rev. per Employee

€1.83M

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British Pound

US : Tullett Prebon

1.2199

-0.0006 -0.0492%

Volume: 0.0000

Sept. 29, 2023 4:59p

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Euro

US : Tullett Prebon

1.0573

+0.0005 +0.0473%

Volume: 0.0000

Sept. 29, 2023 4:59p

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U.K. 10 Year Gilt

BX : Tullett Prebon

4.45

-0.05 -1.03%

Volume: 0.00

Sept. 29, 2023 5:01p

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Germany 10 Year Government Bond

BX : Tullett Prebon

2.84

-0.09 -2.94%

Volume: 0.00

Sept. 29, 2023 6:02p