Changes in US stocks | Military stocks collectively surged before the market, Northrop Grumman (NOC.US) rose nearly 8%

The Zhitong Finance App learned that on Thursday, US military stocks collectively surged ahead of the market. Northrop Grumman (NOC.US) rose nearly 8%, Lockheed Martin (LMT.US) rose more than 6%, Raytheon Technology (RTX.US) rose more than 3%, and Boeing (BA.US) and Curtis Slater (CW.US) rose more than 2%. According to the news, US President Trump proposed on January 7 that US military spending should be raised from 1 trillion US dollars to 1.5 trillion US dollars in the 2027 fiscal year. Trump wrote on social media on the same day, “For the benefit of America, especially during the current turbulent and dangerous period,” the US military budget for the 2027 fiscal year should not be set at 1 trillion US dollars, but should be raised to 1.5 trillion US dollars. Trump said the move would help America build a “dream army.”

Furthermore, at the beginning of the new year, various signs suggest that the global situation this year will seem to be dominated by geopolitical factors. This year, the US has launched a military operation in Venezuela, and the White House said Trump would not rule out using force to acquire Greenland. “Geopolitics is an unavoidable theme until 2026,” said Neil Wilson (Neil Wilson), a British investment strategist at Saxo Markets (Saxo Markets).