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 +0.52% decreasing 1.67% to 382.89.

The FTSE 100 index /zigman2/quotes/210598409/delayed UK:UKX +0.34% fell 1.77% to 6,881.59, the German DAX /zigman2/quotes/210597999/delayed DX:DAX +0.75% dropped 1.71% to 11,975.55 and the French CAC 40 index /zigman2/quotes/210597958/delayed FR:PX1 +0.66% 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 -0.43% saw the largest decrease Thursday, as shares cratered 23.3%

Shares of healthcare provision firm Orpea S.A. /zigman2/quotes/204431094/delayed FR:ORP +7.97% and motor vehicle parts company Faurecia SE plunged 21.4% and 14.7%, respectively.

Bakkafrost P/F /zigman2/quotes/209024722/delayed NO:BAKKA -0.66% , a fishing company, and clothing retail business Next PLC /zigman2/quotes/200704121/delayed UK:NXT +0.22% 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 -0.74% , 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 +3.23% and reinsurance company Hannover Rueck SE /zigman2/quotes/205940444/delayed XE:HNR1 -1.27% added 10.6% and 3.0%, respectively.

Thales S.A. /zigman2/quotes/206629262/delayed FR:HO +0.59% , a defense equipment/products company, and reinsurance business Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG /zigman2/quotes/208921893/delayed XE:MUV2 -0.38% 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 +0.0080% was up 1.43% against the dollar, and the euro /zigman2/quotes/210561242/realtime/sampled EURUSD +0.0372% 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 -2.29% fell 3.22 basis points to 4.143%, and the yield on the German 10-year bund /zigman2/quotes/211347112/realtime BX:TMBMKDE-10Y -2.15% declined 0.027 basis points to 2.18%.

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Add to watchlist XX:SXXP

STOXX Europe 600 Index

XX : STOXX

470.06

+2.44 +0.52%

Volume: 0.00

Dec. 6, 2023 11:03p

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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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DAX

DX : Xetra Indices

16,656.44

+123.33 +0.75%

Volume: 78,581

Dec. 6, 2023 6:30p

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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

/zigman2/quotes/206016244/delayed

Add to watchlist BE:COLR

Colruyt Group N.V.

BE : Belgium: Euronext Brussels

€ 41.46

-0.18 -0.43%

Volume: 117,657

Dec. 6, 2023 5:55p

P/E Ratio

26.44

Dividend Yield

0.00%

Market Cap

€5.45 billion

Rev. per Employee

€315,002

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Orpea S.A.

FR : France: Euronext Paris

€ 0.01

+0.0011 +7.97%

Volume: 447.34M

Dec. 6, 2023 5:55p

P/E Ratio

N/A

Dividend Yield

0.00%

Market Cap

€892.77 million

Rev. per Employee

€64,675

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Bakkafrost P/F

NO : Norway: Oslo

kr 526.50

-3.50 -0.66%

Volume: 47,755

Dec. 6, 2023 4:45p

P/E Ratio

50.50

Dividend Yield

2.97%

Market Cap

kr31.34 billion

Rev. per Employee

kr6.15M

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Next PLC

UK : U.K.: London

8,124.00 p

+18.00 +0.22%

Volume: 244,353

Dec. 6, 2023 4:35p

P/E Ratio

14.19

Dividend Yield

2.54%

Market Cap

£9.82 billion

Rev. per Employee

£159,974

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Rational AG

XE : Germany: Xetra

€ 601.00

-4.50 -0.74%

Volume: 7,690

Dec. 6, 2023 6:30p

P/E Ratio

31.14

Dividend Yield

2.25%

Market Cap

€6.88 billion

Rev. per Employee

€467,933

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Atos SE

FR : France: Euronext Paris

€ 5.94

+0.19 +3.23%

Volume: 867,302

Dec. 6, 2023 5:55p

P/E Ratio

N/A

Dividend Yield

0.00%

Market Cap

€640.92 million

Rev. per Employee

€102,223

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Hannover Rueck SE

XE : Germany: Xetra

€ 218.30

-2.80 -1.27%

Volume: 148,096

Dec. 6, 2023 6:30p

P/E Ratio

13.60

Dividend Yield

2.75%

Market Cap

€26.66 billion

Rev. per Employee

€7.62M

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Thales S.A.

FR : France: Euronext Paris

€ 136.20

+0.80 +0.59%

Volume: 203,436

Dec. 6, 2023 5:55p

P/E Ratio

23.84

Dividend Yield

2.23%

Market Cap

€28.40 billion

Rev. per Employee

€234,817

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Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG

XE : Germany: Xetra

€ 392.00

-1.50 -0.38%

Volume: 303,446

Dec. 6, 2023 6:30p

P/E Ratio

N/A

Dividend Yield

2.96%

Market Cap

€53.70 billion

Rev. per Employee

€1.83M

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British Pound

US : Tullett Prebon

1.2560

+0.0001 +0.0080%

Volume: 0.0000

Dec. 6, 2023 8:08p

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Euro

US : Tullett Prebon

1.0769

+0.0004 +0.0372%

Volume: 0.0000

Dec. 6, 2023 8:08p

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U.K. 10 Year Gilt

BX : Tullett Prebon

3.94

-0.09 -2.29%

Volume: 0.00

Dec. 6, 2023 5:00p

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Germany 10 Year Government Bond

BX : Tullett Prebon

2.20

-0.05 -2.15%

Volume: 0.00

Dec. 6, 2023 6:02p