Defence stocks rally after Starmer vows to ‘go faster’ on spending pledge

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Investors piled into defence stocks on Monday after Keir Starmer said the UK needed to “go faster” on defence spending to combat the growing threat from Russia.The Prime Minister warned that the UK needed to “step up” its defence commitments amid reports that he wants to ramp up the defence budget by tens of billions before the end of the decade.“Speculation is mounting that the increase in defence spend will come ahead of the government’s current target,” Danni Hewson, head of financial analysis at AJ Bell said, prompting a rally in the FTSE 100’s defence stocks.Shares in Melrose ended the day 3.9 per cent higher, while Babcock gained 3.5 per cent, and BAE Systems rose 3.0 per cent. 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(Image: PA) Investors piled into defence stocks on Monday after Keir Starmer said the UK needed to “go faster” on defence spending to combat the growing threat from Russia.The Prime Minister warned that the UK needed to “step up” its defence commitments amid reports that he wants to ramp up the defence budget by tens of billions before the end of the decade. “Speculation is mounting that the increase in defence spend will come ahead of the government’s current target,” Danni Hewson, head of financial analysis at AJ Bell said, prompting a rally in the FTSE 100’s defence stocks. Shares in Melrose ended the day 3.9 per cent higher, while Babcock gained 3.5 per cent, and BAE Systems rose 3.0 per cent. Rolls Royce shares also rose 1.9 per cent during the day. \n\nThe government has an existing target to increase defence spending to three per cent by 2034, but a report in the BBC suggested this could be accelerated to 2029. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nNews Updates\nStay ahead with our three daily briefings delivering all the key market moves, top business and political stories, and incisive analysis straight to your inbox.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“We need to step up. That means on defence spending, we need to go faster,” Starmer said on Monday. “We’ve obviously made commitments already in relation to that, but it goes beyond just how much you spend.”Defence stocks up, fiscal headroom downDowning Street sources later told reporters that there were no “concrete plans” to accelerate defence spending, but did not deny that conversations had taken place. James Smith, a developed markets economist at ING, estimated this would cost an extra £17bn per year on top of the government’s existing budget plans, which could put the government’s fiscal rules at risk.","kind":"highlight","is_publish_news":true,"is_publish_highlight":false,"is_publish_live":false,"is_publish_wemedia":null,"editions":null,"column":"","sentiment":"1","news_tag":"policyRegulatory","news_rank":0,"symbols":[],"gpt_button":0,"need_auth":false,"code":"91000000","status":"200"}}}