Travel and airline stocks slid in Friday trading after a deadly truck attack in Nice, France on Thursday during a Bastille Day celebration. More than 80 people were killed when a driver plowed into crowds on a promenade in the French Riviera. Travel stocks from airlines to cruise companies to online travel booking services are down for the day so far, including Priceline Group Inc. , Carnival Corp. and Delta Air Lines Inc. . European travel stocks have also dipped, including U.K. travel agent Thomas Cook Group PLC , Air France-KLM and budget carrier Ryanair Holdings PLC . Discount carriers in the U.S. haven’t been spared either, with JetBlue Airways Corp. and Spirit Airlines Inc. both down as well. The S&P 500 is nearly flat in Friday trading.
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