Boeing (BA.N) won an $854.7 mln contract modification from the U.S. Navy.

U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) said via social media on the 27th (local time) it struck a vessel in the eastern Pacific that it says was operated by a "designated terrorist organization", killing two male "drug terrorists". SOUTHCOM said intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting a "known drug trafficking route" in the eastern Pacific and was participating in "drug trafficking operations".

On May 27 (Wednesday) European market closes: Germany's DAX 30 closed down 33.03 points (-0.13%) at 25,172.89; the UK's FTSE 100 closed up 9.57 points (+0.09%) at 10,500.96; France's CAC 40 closed up 34.78 points (+0.43%) at 8,207.89; the STOXX Europe 50 closed up 5.59 points (+0.09%) at 6,068.15; Spain's IBEX 35 closed up 71.82 points (+0.39%) at 18,362.72; Italy's FTSE MIB closed down 347.72 points (-0.70%) at 49,551.50.