{"id":68479,"date":"2026-01-08T09:12:45","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T09:12:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/2026\/01\/08\/european-shares-subdued-amid-geopolitics\/"},"modified":"2026-01-08T09:12:45","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T09:12:45","slug":"european-shares-subdued-amid-geopolitics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/2026\/01\/08\/european-shares-subdued-amid-geopolitics\/","title":{"rendered":"European Shares Subdued Amid Geopolitics"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><\/div><p> \n<\/p>\n<div id=\"ctl00_CPI_dvBody\">\n<p> European stocks were subdued on Thursday as investors monitored the latest U.S.-Venezuela developments and awaited upcoming U.S. labor market data for additional clues on the Federal Reserve&#8217;s trajectory. <\/p>\n<p>The U.S. has seized two Russian-flagged oil tankers and announced plans to control future sales of Venezuelan oil indefinitely.<\/p>\n<p>The pan European Stoxx 600 was marginally lower at 604.52 after closing flat with a negative bias on Wednesday. <\/p>\n<p>The German DAX rose 0.3 percent after data showed German factory orders increased unexpectedly in November and at the quickest pace in almost a year.<\/p>\n<p>France&#8217;s CAC 40 was marginally lower and the U.K.&#8217;s FTSE 100 dipped 0.3 percent.<\/p>\n<p>Defense stocks were rising after U.S. President Donald Trump called for higher U.S. defense spending. BAE Systems soared 6 percent while Rheinmetall and Leonardo both added around 4 percent.<\/p>\n<p>Pharming Group shares surged 5 percent. The Dutch biopharmaceutical company projected 2025 revenue ahead of guidance. <\/p>\n<p>Britain&#8217;s biggest food retailer Tesco slumped 5.1 percent despite forecasting full-year profit at the upper end of previous guidance.<\/p>\n<p>Retail giant Marks and Spencer rallied 3 percent after reporting healthy food sales growth over the vital Christmas period. <\/p>\n<p>AB Foods plummeted 11 percent after flagging a weaker profit outlook.<\/p>\n<p>IT reseller Softcat rallied 2.8 percent on share buyback news.<\/p>\n<p>German wind turbine maker Nordex jumped 8.4 percent on securing new orders totaling 245.8 MW in Spain. <\/p>\n<p>Sodexo lost about 1 percent. The French food caterer said that North American <span class=\"landLinks\">business<\/span> declined 1.5 percent in organic sales during the first quarter. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Business News<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n        window.fbAsyncInit = function () {\n            FB.init({\n                status: true,\n                cookie: true,\n                xfbml: true\n            });\n        };\n        (function (d) {\n            var js, id = 'facebook-jssdk'; if (d.getElementById(id)) { return; }\n            js = d.createElement('script'); js.id = id; js.async = true;\n            js.src = \"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js\";\n            d.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(js);\n        }(document));\n    <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<br \/>European Shares Subdued Amid Geopolitics<\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>2026-01-08 09:12:45<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>European stocks were subdued on Thursday as investors monitored the latest U.S.-Venezuela developments and awaited upcoming U.S. labor market data for additional clues on the Federal Reserve&#8217;s trajectory. 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