European stocks experienced a slight decline on Monday, as the Stoxx Europe 600 index closed down 0.27% at 475.32. The German DAX weakened 0.60% to 16,650.55, while the French CAC 40 index weakened 0.37% to 7,568.86. In contrast, the FTSE 100 index increased 0.50% to 7,614.48.
Declines and Increases in Stocks
Among the constituents of the Stoxx Europe 600, Uniper SE saw the largest decline on Monday, with shares tumbling by 14.5%. Additionally, shares of Atos SE and Idorsia Ltd., two business/consumer services and health care/life sciences companies respectively, tumbled by 10.4% and 10.2%.
On the other hand, technology companies Delivery Hero SE and ams-OSRAM AG experienced significant decreases in their stocks, weakening by 7.0% and 5.4% respectively.
In terms of increases, MorphoSys AG—a health care/life sciences company—saw the largest surge among the constituents of the Stoxx Europe 600, with shares increasing by 6.9% on Monday. Shares of Telecom Italia S.p.A. and Entain PLC, a telephone systems firm and leisure/arts/hospitality company respectively, also showed growth, adding 4.5% and 4.1% respectively.
Kojamo Oyj, a real estate company, and Vodafone Group PLC, a telephone systems company, rounded out the top five largest increases in stocks, with gains of 4.0% and 3.9% respectively.
Currency and Commodity Market Updates
The pound was down 0.40% against the dollar, while the euro increased by 0.24%. Brent crude gained 2.35% and reached a value of $78.35.
Changes in Bond Yields
The yield on the 10-year gilt increased by 0.80 basis points to 3.697%, while the yield on the German 10-year bund rose by 6.040 basis points to 2.08%.
