Trading Volume

Trading volume: All but the oil and gas SXEP, +2.22% sectors finished higher, according to Market Watch. Energy shares felt the pull of U.S. oil prices CLV5, -1.82% and Brent crude futures LCOV5, +2.18% which each fell by more than 3%. Trading volume was lower than usual as the U.S. energy market was closed for the Labor Day holiday. The Stoxx Europe 600 SXXP, +1.98% picked up 0.5% to 354.81, but pared bigger gains. Equity markets there were also closed. Shares jumped 7% after the miner and commodities trader said it undertaking measures aimed at reducing net debt by about $20 billion. Glencore PLC GLEN, +2.31%GLCNF, -5.03% ended near the top of the Stoxx 600. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.