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European defence stocks fall on signs of U.S. push over Ukraine war
Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on November 19, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 20, 2026
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Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on November 19, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 20, 2026
European defence stocks dropped over 3% due to a U.S.-led push to end the Ukraine war, affecting major companies like Rheinmetall and BAE Systems.
MILAN (Reuters) -European aerospace and defence stocks fell more than 3% on Wednesday on signs of a fresh U.S.-led push to end the Russia-Ukraine war, which also lifted Ukraine's government bonds.
The STOXX Aerospace and Defence Index declined to its lowest level since early September, and was down 2.6% by 1322 GMT, marking its biggest one-day fall in over a month.
Shares in Rheinmetall, Renk, BAE Systems, Leonardo, Saab were among the biggest fallers on a steady pan-European STOXX index, with losses ranging from 4% to 7%.
Two traders pointed to a Politico report about a possible framework agreement over Ukraine as a trigger for the drop.
Ukraine has received "signals" about a set of U.S. proposals to end the war that Washington has discussed with Russia, a senior Ukrainian official told Reuters on Wednesday.
(Reporting by Danilo Masoni, editing by Alun John)
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