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Europe close: Stocks dip but defence names rally on Trump spending plans

By Michele Maatouk

Date: Thursday 08 Jan 2026

(Sharecast News) - European stocks fell on Thursday, but defence stocks rallied on geopolitical tensions as US President Donald Trump said he wanted to ramp up military spending and talked up an increasingly expansionist agenda.
The benchmark Stoxx 600 index snapped a recent run of gains, ending down 0.2% at 603.83,...

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