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Europe close: Defence plays underpin regional gains

By Josh White

Date: Monday 16 Feb 2026

(Sharecast News) - European shares finished higher on Monday as investors weighed a sharp fall in eurozone industrial production and digested a raft of economic data from the UK, Switzerland and Japan, while defence stocks were in focus on reports that the UK government could accelerate military spending.

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