LIVE Markets-Stoxx pushing higher
SPY•UK defence stocks rise
UK-based armsmaker stocks also rose, the day after former defence secretary John Healey was appointed finance minister by new Prime Minister Andy Burnham. Healey resigned from Keir Starmer's previous administration, saying the then prime minister had been "unable" and the finance ministry "unwilling" to find the money to keep the country safe.
Shares in Babcock International BAB.L were last up 8%. An index of European aerospace and defence stocks .SXPARO led sectoral gains, up 1.45%.
Company moves in Europe
Shares in Swedish miner Boliden BOL.ST are 6.5% lower after the company reported a weaker-than-expected quarterly adjusted operating profit, and Austrian brickmaker Wienerberger WBSV.VI fell 6.1% after issuing a full-year profit warning.
Elsewhere, shares in British outsourcer Mitie Group MTO.L were last 38.5% higher after the company said it has agreed to be bought by private equity-backed rival OCS Group International for £3.1 billion ($4.17 billion).
Stoxx pushes higher as markets look to shake off uncertainty
Europe's STOXX 600 .STOXX is on the rise, last up 0.21%, as markets are trying to make gains and shake off any uncertainty from the Middle East to UK politics.
FTSE .FTSE shares have pared back earlier losses and are now virtually flat on the day, while the DAX .GDAXI and CAC .FCHI are both around 0.1% higher.
Earnings are certainly playing their part in the day's narrative.
