Market Updates
Europe Movers: Airbus, Bpost, Johnson Matthey, Topps Tiles, Skanska
Inga Muller
03 Jul, 2024
Frankfurt
The UK parliamentary elections are likely to hand power to the Labour Party, but the country's economic woes and cost of living crisis are likely to worsen in the months ahead.
The DAX index increased by 1.0% to 18,336.78; the CAC-40 index rose by 1.5% to 7,650.72; and the FTSE 100 index rose by 0.6% to 8,167.37.
The yield on 10-year German bonds edged lower to 2.59%; French bonds inched lower to 3.24%; the UK gilts inched lower to 4.23%; and Italian bonds decreased to 4.03%.
Skanska AB increased by 0.7% to SEK 187.20 after the Swedish company won a $97 million construction order.
Bpost SA decreased 6.4% to €2.94 after the Belgian postal company's annual profit outlook fell short of market expectations.
Topps Tiles decreased 2.8% to 39.60 pence after the retailer said sales declined in the fiscal third quarter.
Johnson Matthey rose 3.2% to 1,628.0 pence after the engineering and specialty chemical company launched a stock buyback plan.
Airbus SE rose 2.6% to €135.34 after the French aerospace company received an order from the discount air carrier Cebu Air.
The order for up to 152 A321 Neo aircraft is estimated to total $24 billion based on the list price of the plane.
Higher copper prices lifted resource stocks in London trading.
Glencore PLC jumped 1.8% to 474.45 pence, Antofagasta advanced 2% to 2,125.0 pence, and Anglo American gained 0.1% to 2,397.0 pence.
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