{"id":186435,"date":"2026-01-08T13:58:03","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T12:58:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/luxus-plus.com\/?p=186435"},"modified":"2026-01-15T14:11:47","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T13:11:47","slug":"stock-market-update-european-markets-under-us-influence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/luxus-plus.com\/en\/stock-market-update-european-markets-under-us-influence\/","title":{"rendered":"[STOCK MARKET UPDATE] European markets under US influence "},"content":{"rendered":"

European financial markets are experiencing a mixed session on Thursday. Investors are exercising caution ahead of the release of key US employment data, while the defense sector is experiencing a spectacular surge driven by announcements from President Donald Trump.<\/h4>\n

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At the opening on Thursday, European markets were trading with slight variations, reflecting investors’ wait-and-see attitude ahead of the release of the monthly US employment report, expected on Friday. In Paris, the CAC 40 lost around 0.11%, the FTSE 100 in London fell 0.19% and the Dax in Frankfurt posted a slight gain of +0.17%.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Historic surge for defense stocks<\/h2>\n

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Bucking this general trend, the European defense sector stood out with strong gains this morning<\/strong>. The Stoxx Europe Aerospace & Defense Index<\/strong>, which includes major European defense and aerospace groups such as Rheinmetall<\/strong> and Safran<\/strong>, rose by around 2% during the session to set a new all-time high<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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This surge was triggered by Donald Trump<\/strong>‘s statements calling for a US military budget of $1.5 trillion<\/strong> for the following year. This announcement consequently stimulated investor appetite for stocks linked to armaments and aeronautics. Other winners following the announcement included BAE Systems<\/strong> shares, which gained around 6%, and Leonardo<\/strong> shares, which rose nearly 5%.<\/p>\n

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