The FTSE 100 index UKX, -1.28% declined 1.28% to 7,510.72, the French CAC 40 index PX1, -0.94% fell 0.94% to 7,068.16 and the German DAX DAX, -0.91% fell 0.91% to 15,247.21.
Shares of insurance firm Sampo Oyj Series A SAMPO, -9.37% and electric utilities company Oersted A/S ORSTED, -6.93% dropped 9.4% and 6.9%, respectively. Samhaellsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB Series B SBB.B, +8.30%, a technology company, saw the largest increase of the Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, as shares rose 8.3% on Monday.
Elekta AB Series B EKTA.B, +2.85%, a health care/life sciences company, and motor vehicle parts firm Nokian Renkaat Oyj TYRES, +2.50% rounded out the top five largest increases as their stocks increased 2.9% and 2.5%, respectively.
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