DFEN.DE is trading at €50.58 with a -3.18% change in live trading as investors weigh tighter scrutiny of U.S. military spending and uncertainty around future funding after Democrats won control of both chambers of Congress.

  • European defense stocks also slid, with a major basket down as much as 4.1% and BAE Systems down as much as 5.9%.
  • The decline contrasts with a sharply higher broader market, pointing to defense-sector concerns rather than general risk aversion.