周四，欧洲股市涨跌互现，保持了前一交易日的跌幅，因为市场继续评估欧盟最大经济体的财政和货币政策前景。斯托克50指数微跌0.2%，收于5244点，而泛欧斯托克600指数上涨0.1%，收于538点。在北约国家同意到2035年将国防开支提高到GDP的5%后，投资者继续衡量其回报的增长，国防公司延续了昨天的涨幅。BAE系统公司、莱茵金属公司、莱昂纳多公司、泰雷兹公司和空中客车公司股价飙升7%至2.7%。与此同时，伦敦和瑞士的矿商在贱金属和黑色金属的强势交易中上涨，力拓、嘉能可和英美资源集团各上涨约5%。反过来，在分析师下调ASML评级后，科技股收盘下跌，迫使其股价下跌2.5%。在数据方面，德国GfK消费者气候指标在7月份略有下降。
European stocks were mixed on Thursday, holding the losses from the previous session as markets continued to assess the fiscal and monetary policy outlook for the EU's largest economies. The STOXX 50 inched 0.2% lower to 5,244, while the pan-European STOXX 600 gained 0.1% to 538. Defense companies extended yesterday's gains as investors continued to gauge their increase in return after NATO countries agreed to raise defense spending to 5% of GDP by 2035. BAE Systems, Rheinmetall, Leonardo, Thales, and Airbus soared between 7% and 2.7%. In the meantime, miners traded in London and Switzerland advanced amid the strong session for base and ferrous metals, with Rio Tinto, Glencore, and Anglo American advancing around 5% each. In turn, tech closed lower after ASML was downgraded by analysts, pressuring its shares to a 2.5% loss. On the data front, the Germany’s GfK Consumer Climate Indicator edged down slightly in July.
