German and French stock markets closed up about 0.9%, the Italian banking sector rose about 2%, and the Norwegian stock market fell more than 0.8%.

The CAC 40 Index in France closed up by 0.90% at 8,326.62 points. The FTSE MIB Index in Italy closed up by 1.09% at 52,381.92 points, while the FTSE Italy All-Share Banks Index closed up by 1.99%. The FTSE 100 Index in the United Kingdom closed down by 0.16% at 10,472.45 points, the FTSE 250 Index closed up by 0.97%, and the FTSE 350 Index closed down by 0.04%. The AEX Index in the Netherlands closed up by 0.67%, the OMX Copenhagen 20 Index in Denmark closed up by 0.32%, and the Copenhagen 25 Index closed up by 0.76%. The Athens Stock Exchange General Index in Greece closed up by 0.18%, and the IBEX 35 Index in Spain rebounded to close up by 1.14%. The OSE Benchmark Index in Norway closed down by 0.83%, and the OBX Index in Norway closed down by 1%. The WisdomTree Europe Defence UCITS ETF listed in Germany closed down by 1.92%, the Future of Defence UCITS ETF listed in London, UK—which focuses on defense stocks—closed up by 0.65%, and the Bloomberg Europe Defence Select Index fell by 1%.