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Carnival stock price drops more than 6% as oil tops $100, dragging CCL and CUK lower

Carnival stock price drops more than 6% as oil tops $100, dragging CCL and CUK lower

Carnival Corp’s U.S.-listed shares dropped over 6% to $24.32 by 2:22 p.m. EDT Thursday, mirroring a sector-wide selloff as Brent crude surged 8% to $99.38 after attacks on tankers and tensions near the Strait of Hormuz. Royal Caribbean shares fell more than 6%, Norwegian Cruise Line nearly 3%. Rising fuel costs and uncertainty over 2026 expenses weighed on cruise stocks.

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