Saudi shares fall after second airport attack as Gulf trade stays cautious

Published 12 Oct 2026, 09:01 UTC. Updated 12 Oct 2026, 18:58 UTC.

Saudi shares fall after second airport attack as Gulf trade stays cautious Reuters

Directly affected

No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

LMT Lockheed Martin
Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises
RTX RTX
Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises
NOC Northrop Grumman
Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises
GD General Dynamics
Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises
ITA iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense
A fund of aerospace and defense companies
BA Boeing
Defense and aerospace orders move with conflict spending
LHX L3Harris
Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises
HII Huntington Ingalls
Shipyards benefit when naval spending rises
AAPD DIREXION SHARES ETF TRUST
GA selected AAPD as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: shares. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.
CRWG LEVERAGE SHARES 2X LONG CRWV DAILY ETF
GA selected CRWG as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: shares. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

Ticker	T-5	T-3	T-1	T0	T+1	T+2	T+3
LMT	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
RTX	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
NOC	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
GD	+0.12%	-1.46%	—	+1.14%	+0.35%	+0.99%	+1.70%
ITA	+0.06%	-1.47%	—	-0.28%	-1.26%	-1.17%	+0.09%
BA	+1.20%	-1.13%	—	-0.50%	-2.05%	-3.08%	-0.90%
LHX	+0.02%	-1.37%	—	+0.50%	-0.97%	+0.23%	+1.50%
HII	+0.73%	-1.48%	—	-0.20%	-2.61%	-0.05%	+1.02%
AAPD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
CRWG	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Saudi shares fall after second airport attack as Gulf trade stays cautious Reuters

Source: Reuters

How far Direxion Shares Etf Trust (AAPD) has moved since 12 Oct 2026

Since the first closing price after “Saudi shares fall after second airport attack as Gulf trade stays cautious,” Direxion Shares Etf Trust (AAPD) is -0.35%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is -1.47% over the same days, a +1.12% difference versus the market. industrial stocks (XLI) is -1.14%, a +0.80% difference versus that group of stocks.

Company	When	Move	Status
BA	that day	-0.50%	final price
BA	the next day	-2.05%	final price
BA	two days later	-3.08%	final price
BA	three days later	-0.90%	final price
BA	three days earlier	-1.13%	final price
BA	five days earlier	+1.20%	final price
GD	that day	+1.14%	final price
GD	the next day	+0.35%	final price
GD	two days later	+0.99%	final price
GD	three days later	+1.70%	final price
GD	three days earlier	-1.46%	final price
GD	five days earlier	+0.12%	final price
HII	that day	-0.20%	final price
HII	the next day	-2.61%	final price
HII	two days later	-0.05%	final price
HII	three days later	+1.02%	final price
HII	three days earlier	-1.48%	final price
HII	five days earlier	+0.73%	final price
ITA	that day	-0.28%	final price
ITA	the next day	-1.26%	final price
ITA	two days later	-1.17%	final price
ITA	three days later	+0.09%	final price
ITA	three days earlier	-1.47%	final price
ITA	five days earlier	+0.06%	final price
LHX	that day	+0.50%	final price
LHX	the next day	-0.97%	final price
LHX	two days later	+0.23%	final price
LHX	three days later	+1.50%	final price
LHX	three days earlier	-1.37%	final price
LHX	five days earlier	+0.02%	final price

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Who gains and who loses around Direxion Shares Etf Trust (AAPD)

Companies tied to this story

AAPD Direxion Shares Etf Trust
Direxion Shares Etf Trust (AAPD) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 12 Oct 2026 story “Saudi shares fall after second airport attack as Gulf trade stays cautious.” Reason on file: GA selected AAPD as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: shares. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
CRWG Leverage Shares 2X Long Crwv Daily Etf
Leverage Shares 2X Long Crwv Daily Etf (CRWG) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 12 Oct 2026 story “Saudi shares fall after second airport attack as Gulf trade stays cautious.” Reason on file: GA selected CRWG as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: shares. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
AVL Direxion Shares Etf Trust
In “Saudi shares fall after second airport attack as Gulf trade stays cautious,” Direxion Shares Etf Trust (AVL) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected AVL as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: shares. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
BULG Themes Etf Tr Leverage Shares
For “Saudi shares fall after second airport attack as Gulf trade stays cautious,” Themes Etf Tr Leverage Shares (BULG) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected BULG as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: shares. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
CRCG Leverage Shares 2X Long Crcl Daily Etf
In “Saudi shares fall after second airport attack as Gulf trade stays cautious,” Leverage Shares 2X Long Crcl Daily Etf (CRCG) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected CRCG as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: shares. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
DFEN Direxion Shares Etf Trust
In “Saudi shares fall after second airport attack as Gulf trade stays cautious,” Direxion Shares Etf Trust (DFEN) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected DFEN as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: shares. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

How defense news reaches Direxion Shares Etf Trust (AAPD)

On 12 Oct 2026, “Saudi shares fall after second airport attack as Gulf trade stays cautious” is the story that connects Direxion Shares Etf Trust (AAPD) to Defense.

The link for Direxion Shares Etf Trust (AAPD) is this: GA selected AAPD as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: shares. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Also listed, Leverage Shares 2X Long Crwv Daily Etf (CRWG): GA selected CRWG as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: shares. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Dates in the story, and the Direxion Shares Etf Trust (AAPD) price range

AAPD traded between 9.88 and 11.23 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 10.03. AVL traded between 30.87 and 41.55 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 31.95. CRWG traded between 7.83 and 20.60 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 8.47.

A simple score for Direxion Shares Etf Trust (AAPD)

46 out of 100

“Saudi shares fall after second airport attack as Gulf trade stays cautious” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 6 linked companies.