Global market reaction to two years of war in Gaza

By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) -Below are five charts showing the volatile response of global financial markets to the war between Israel and Hamas over the last two years. 1/TAKING STOCK Israeli stocks and those of the world's big weapons makers have surged since the October 7, 2023 attacks. Defence stocks were already on the rise due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine and rising risks elsewhere, but they accelerated sharply as the conflict in Gaza grew and are now more than 120% higher than they were wh ...