European stocks fall for first time in five days

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European stocks finished lower Wednesday, with the Stoxx Europe 600 index /zigman2/quotes/210599654/delayed XX:SXXP +0.52% falling 0.91% to 439.03.

The German DAX /zigman2/quotes/210597999/delayed DX:DAX +0.75% dropped 2.04% to 13,626.71, the French CAC 40 index /zigman2/quotes/210597958/delayed FR:PX1 +0.66% fell 0.97% to 6,528.32 and the FTSE 100 index /zigman2/quotes/210598409/delayed UK:UKX +0.34% dropped 0.27% to 7,515.75.

Among Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, multiutilities company Uniper SE /zigman2/quotes/208981032/delayed XE:UN01 +1.49% saw the largest drop Wednesday, as shares plunged 12.1%

Shares of oil extraction firm Orron Energy AB /zigman2/quotes/205930854/delayed SE:ORRON +1.79% and motor vehicle parts company Faurecia SE dropped 10.1% and 8.4%, respectively.

Persimmon PLC /zigman2/quotes/206444744/delayed UK:PSN +1.80% , a residential building construction company, and clothing retail business Zalando SE /zigman2/quotes/203377673/delayed XE:ZAL -0.27% rounded out the top five largest decreases as their stocks weakened 7.8% and 7.6%, respectively.

Tecan Group AG /zigman2/quotes/203551706/delayed CH:TECN +2.74% , a medical equipment/supplies company, saw the largest increase among Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, as shares gained 8.3% on Wednesday.

Shares of food products firm Glanbia PLC /zigman2/quotes/203387842/delayed IE:GL9 -0.95% and medical equipment/supplies company Coloplast A/S Series B /zigman2/quotes/206586833/delayed DK:COLO.B -0.13% increased 7.3% and 7.3%, respectively.

Carlsberg A/S Series B /zigman2/quotes/208335740/delayed DK:CARL.B -2.13% , an alcoholic beverages/drinks company, and industrial electronics firm Vestas Wind Systems A/S /zigman2/quotes/205019303/delayed DK:VWS +0.94% rounded out the top five largest increases as their stocks gained 3.9% and 2.8%, respectively.

The pound /zigman2/quotes/210561263/realtime/sampled GBPUSD 0.0000% was down 0.52% against the dollar, and the euro /zigman2/quotes/210561242/realtime/sampled EURUSD 0.0000% was down 0.08%. Brent crude weakened 0.35% to $92.02.

The yield on the 10-year gilt /zigman2/quotes/211347177/realtime BX:TMBMKGB-10Y -2.29% declined 7.54 basis points to 2.289%, and the yield on the German 10-year bund /zigman2/quotes/211347112/realtime BX:TMBMKDE-10Y -2.15% declined 0.117 basis points to 1.09%.

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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STOXX Europe 600 Index

XX : STOXX

470.06

+2.44 +0.52%

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Dec. 6, 2023 11:03p

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DAX

DX : Xetra Indices

16,656.44

+123.33 +0.75%

Volume: 78,581

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CAC 40 Index

FR : France: Euronext Paris

7,435.99

+49.00 +0.66%

Volume: 60,289

Dec. 6, 2023 6:05p

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FTSE 100 Index

UK : FTSE UK

7,515.38

+25.54 +0.34%

Volume: 636,472

Dec. 6, 2023 5:13p

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Uniper SE

XE : Germany: Xetra

€ 3.87

+0.06 +1.49%

Volume: 145,283

Dec. 6, 2023 6:30p

P/E Ratio

1.04

Dividend Yield

0.00%

Market Cap

€31.78 billion

Rev. per Employee

€19.43M

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Orron Energy AB

SE : Sweden: Stockholm

kr 7.28

+0.13 +1.79%

Volume: 948,658

Dec. 6, 2023 5:29p

P/E Ratio

N/A

Dividend Yield

0.00%

Market Cap

kr2.03 billion

Rev. per Employee

N/A

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Persimmon PLC

UK : U.K.: London

1,298.50 p

+23.00 +1.80%

Volume: 554,431

Dec. 6, 2023 4:35p

P/E Ratio

12.67

Dividend Yield

6.16%

Market Cap

£4.07 billion

Rev. per Employee

£590,402

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Zalando SE

XE : Germany: Xetra

€ 22.42

-0.06 -0.27%

Volume: 1.48M

Dec. 6, 2023 6:30p

P/E Ratio

53.70

Dividend Yield

N/A

Market Cap

€5.83 billion

Rev. per Employee

N/A

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Tecan Group AG

CH : Switzerland: SWX

CHF 307.20

+8.20 +2.74%

Volume: 30,621

Dec. 6, 2023 5:30p

P/E Ratio

36.22

Dividend Yield

0.94%

Market Cap

CHF3.82 billion

Rev. per Employee

CHF312,023

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Glanbia PLC

IE : Ireland: Dublin

€ 15.58

-0.15 -0.95%

Volume: 124,210

Dec. 6, 2023 4:55p

P/E Ratio

16.98

Dividend Yield

2.15%

Market Cap

€4.16 billion

Rev. per Employee

€872,678

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Coloplast A/S Series B

DK : Denmark: OMX

kr. 777.60

-1.00 -0.13%

Volume: 189,352

Dec. 6, 2023 4:59p

P/E Ratio

35.04

Dividend Yield

2.57%

Market Cap

kr.175.19 billion

Rev. per Employee

kr.1.56M

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Carlsberg A/S Series B

DK : Denmark: OMX

kr. 827.00

-18.00 -2.13%

Volume: 251,507

Dec. 6, 2023 4:59p

P/E Ratio

14.95

Dividend Yield

3.26%

Market Cap

kr.119.83 billion

Rev. per Employee

N/A

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Vestas Wind Systems A/S

DK : Denmark: OMX

kr. 191.62

+1.78 +0.94%

Volume: 1.38M

Dec. 6, 2023 4:59p

P/E Ratio

N/A

Dividend Yield

0.00%

Market Cap

kr.191.53 billion

Rev. per Employee

kr.4.03M

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British Pound

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1.2559

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Dec. 6, 2023 6:49p

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Euro

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Dec. 6, 2023 6:49p

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U.K. 10 Year Gilt

BX : Tullett Prebon

3.94

-0.09 -2.29%

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Dec. 6, 2023 5:00p

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Germany 10 Year Government Bond

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-0.05 -2.15%

Volume: 0.00

Dec. 6, 2023 6:02p