Cruise stocks drop, as Carnival on track to open at 5 1/2-year low
MARKETWATCH 9:16 AM ET 2/24/2020 Symbol Last Price Change CCL 41.69down 0 (0%) RCL 106.11down 0 (0%) NCLH 46.97down 0 (0%) QUOTES AS OF 06:30:00 PM ET 02/21/2020
Shares of cruise operators dropped in premarket trading Monday, as the global spread of COVID-19 triggered worries about how travel will be affected. Shares of Carnival Corp.(CCL) fell 6.1%, putting them on track to open at the lowest prices seen during the regular-session hours since October 2014. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.'s(RCL) stock (RCL) dropped 5.1% and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.(NCLH) declined 6.8%, putting them on track to open at a 13-month low. Meanwhile, futures for the S&P 500 tumbled 2.9%.
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