European defense stocks slip as Democratic midterm win raises spending worries
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Investing.com -- Shares of European defense companies fell Wednesday after Democrats won majorities in both the Senate and House in the U.S. midterm elections, raising the prospect of tighter scrutiny of military spending. Still guessing which stocks will beat the market? Our AI…
Read at the source ↗MARKET IMPACTNEUTRAL✦ News Impact agent estimateTone: expected bearishPossible tighter scrutiny of US military spending weighs on European defense names while the STOXX 600 rises.AI-generated summary
✦ IN BRIEF · AIAI-generated summary
- 01Democrats won majorities in both the Senate and House in the U.S. midterm elections.
- 02The STOXX aerospace and defense index fell about 0.7%, while the STOXX 600 gained 0.9% by 09:57 GMT.
- 03BAE Systems dropped about 4%, Leonardo slipped 2%, and Thales, Babcock, Saab and Rheinmetall shed between 2% and 3.5%.
NEWS IMPACT AND MARKET REACTIONChange from the reference price
BAE Systems plc1,994.00 GBp+0.05%today -3.90%Negative Thales S.A.226.50 EUR+0.09%today -2.79%Negative Leonardo S.p.A.50.67 EUR+0.06%today -1.90%Negative Saab AB (publ)637.70 SEK-0.36%today -3.07%Negative RHM—n/aNegative STOXX Europe 600655.07+0.24%today +1.46%Positive
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