European stocks finished up Friday, with the Stoxx Europe 600 index XX:SXXP growing 2.04% to 415.97.
The German DAX DX:DAX gained 3.33% to 13,050.27, the French CAC 40 index FR:PX1 gained 2.21% to 6,167.51 and the FTSE 100 index UK:UKX added 1.86% to 7,281.19.
Among Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, investment advisors company Ashmore Group PLC UK:ASHM saw the largest increase Friday, as shares gained 9.1%.
Shares of drug retail firm Zur Rose Group AG CH:ROSE and major oil & gas company OMV AG AT:OMV increased 9.0% and 7.6%, respectively.
abrdn PLC UK:ABDN , an investment advisors company, and tourism company Carnival PLC UK:CCL rounded out the top five largest increases as their stocks rose 7.5% and 7.1%, respectively.
Shares of oil extraction company Orron Energy AB SE:ORRON saw the largest decrease of the Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, as shares dropped 3.5% on Friday.
Shares of pharmaceuticals firm Vifor Pharma AG CH:VIFN and residential building construction company Berkeley Group Holdings PLC UK:BKG declined 2.9% and 2.7%, respectively.
Persimmon PLC UK:PSN , a residential building construction company, and software firm Samhaellsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB Series B SE:SBB rounded out the top five largest decreases as their stocks weakened 1.9% and 1.5%, respectively.
The pound US:GBPUSD was up 0.30% against the dollar, and the euro US:EURUSD was up 0.82%. Brent crude US:BRN00 rose 1.81% to $94.03.
The yield on the 10-year gilt BX:TMBMKGB-10Y fell 1.21 basis points to 2.917%, and the yield on the German 10-year bund BX:TMBMKDE-10Y increased 0.025 basis points to 1.52%.
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