"European Stocks" European stocks are slightly weak in the early stage, mining stocks decline, and military stocks rise

European stocks opened slightly lower, with gold prices retreating affecting mining stocks. The UK stock market fell after reaching a peak, while defense stocks rose.

The pan-European STOXX 600 index fell by 0.82 points or 0.1%, closing at 613.75 points; the UK FTSE 100 index dropped by 20 points or 0.2%, closing at 10,218 points, having reached 10,240 points during the session, close to yesterday's historical high of 10,250; the French CAC 40 index decreased by 16 points or 0.2%, closing at 8,296 points; the German DAX index fell by 34 points or 0.1%, closing at 25,317 points; the Spanish IBEX 35 index dropped by 29 points or 0.2%, closing at 17,612 points; the Italian FTSE MIB index decreased by 76 points or 0.2%, closing at 45,773 points.

Mining stocks Rio Tinto, BHP, and Antofagasta fell by 2% to 2.3%. Defense stocks BAE Systems and Thales each rose over 2%, while Dassault Aviation increased by 1.7%. Additionally, pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk rose by 3%. Semiconductor equipment manufacturer ASML received a target price upgrade from Morgan Stanley, with its stock price rising by 0.5%.

In U.S. stock futures, Dow futures rose by 64 points or 0.1%, closing at 49,703 points; S&P 500 futures increased by 18 points or 0.3%, closing at 7,000 points; Nasdaq 100 futures rose by 107 points or 0.4%, closing at 25,813 points.

In the Asia-Pacific stock markets, Shanghai and Hong Kong stocks each fell by 0.3%, while Shenzhen stocks dropped by 0.2%. Taiwan stocks rose by 1.9% to reach a new peak, Japanese stocks fell by 0.3%, and South Korean stocks rose by 0.9% to a new peak. Australian and New Zealand stocks increased by 0.5% and 0.4%, respectively. Indian and Singaporean stock markets recently rose by 0.1% and 0.2%