Aussie travel, leisure stocks slide as virus curbs reinstated in Sydney

EVT

06/05/2021 05:11

(Updates)
    ** Australian travel, leisure stocks fall as officials
reinstate social-distancing measures across greater Sydney after
the detection of new locally transmitted COVID-19 case
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   ** Social-distancing restrictions will be in place in the
country's largest city and masks will be mandatory indoors until
Monday morning
    ** The country's most populous state, New South Wales,
reported its first locally acquired coronavirus infection in
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    ** The unidentified man visited several spots in the eastern
suburbs of Sydney, authorities have said
    ** Carrier Qantas Airways  QAN.AX  skids 3.1 % to hit its
lowest since Feb. 19
    ** Tourism services providers Flight Centre Travel  FLT.AX 
and Webjet  WEB.AX  slide more than 6% each
    ** Sydney Airport  SYD.AX  falls 1.5%, while Corporate
Travel Management  CTD.AX  sheds ~5% 
    ** Casinos and gaming firm Star Entertainment Group  SGR.AX 
declines 3.5%, while theme park operator Ardent Leisure  ALG.AX 
dives more than 5% 
    ** Event Hospitality and Entertainment  EVT.AX  and Crown
Resorts  CWN.AX  drop 2.2% and 1.2%, respectively

 (Reporting by Shruti Sonal in Bengaluru)
 ((Shruti.Sonal@thomsonreuters.com; Twitter: @shrutisonal26))