On Tuesday, European time, the major indexes of European stocks were mixed. As of the close, the FTSE 100 index in the United Kingdom closed at 7613.72 points, up 54.80 points, or 0.73%, from the previous trading day; the French CAC40 index closed at 6645.51 points, Compared with the previous trading day, it fell 85.86 points, or 1.28%; the German DAX30 index closed at 14424.36 points, down 93.80 points, or 0.65%, from the previous trading day.
In terms of individual stocks, among the constituent stocks of the London stock market that dayUtilitiesThe stocks led the gains, and the top five stocks were:UK National GridShares in the company rose 3.59%, while energy supplier SSE rose 3.51%,United Utilities GroupShares rose 3.46%, chemicals company Croda International rose 3.37% and GlaxoSmithKline rose 3.09%.
On the same day, service stocks led the decline among the constituent stocks of the London stock market. The top five stocks in the decline were: Telecom operator Airtel Africa fell 3.96%, investment companiesmelrose industriesShares fell 3.34%, mining company Endeavour Mining fell 3.11%, technology companiesSmith GroupShares fell 2.97%, building materials supplier CRHShares fell 2.93%.
(Article Source:Xinhuanet）