Airline and hotel companies are hit by UK imposing a 14-day quarantine on arrivals from FranceFull story: Travel share plungeIAG, easyjet and TUI shares slide11am: FTSE 100 down 133 pointsUK adds France to Covid-19 14-day quarantine listAlso:China’s falling retail sales dents recovery hopesRecord fall in eurozone employment 2.42pm BST Anxiety over the economic cost of the pandemic is weighing on Wall Street as trading begins.The benchmark S&P 500 has opened a little lower, having nearly hit record highs earlier this week. Technology stocks, though, are holding up better.#DOW 27803.88 -0.33%#SPX 3368.09 -0.16%#NDX 11195.6 +0.15%#RTY 1570.73 -0.57%#VIX 22.73 +2.71% 2.37pm BST Companies beyond the travel industry who are vulnerable to fresh lockdown restrictions are also falling today.GVC, the betting firm behind Ladbrokes Coral, is down 3.1%. It was hurt by the cancellation of sporting events during the pandemic. Continue reading…
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