US travel stocks fall after Nice attack
84 people killed during attack in the French Riviera
Friday trading saw a slide in travel and airline stocks in the US and Europe after a terrorist attack in Nice, France which led to the deaths of 84 people and left scores injured.
Delta Airlines Inc.
$64.46
11:09 13/11/24
Nasdaq 100
21,036.16
12:15 13/11/24
Priceline Group Inc
$4,987.44
12:54 13/11/24
The attack came on the French holiday Bastille Day as a driver smashed his way through the streets of the city with a lorry.
Travel stocks from airlines to cruise companies to online travel booking services are down for the day so far, including Priceline Group Inc, which fell -1.65%, Delta Airlines dropping -2.29% and Carnival Corp falling -2.07%.
European travel stocks also took a hit after the attack in Nice, with Thomas Cook (-3.83%), Air France (-2%) and Ryanair (-2.36%) all suffering.
The attack is the latest in a series of terrorist attacks on France, following previous incidents in Paris, most notably on the Bataclan theatre in November 2015.