US airlines rise as Trump cancels strikes against Iran

Southwest Airlines Co

11/06/2026 18:55

** Shares of U.S. airlines rise as President Donald Trump says he has canceled planned strikes against Iran on Thursday, hours after threatening more bombings and a desire to "take" oil export hub Kharg Island
** American Airlines AAL.O up 5.8%, Delta Air Lines DAL.N up 5.4%, Southwest Airlines LUV.N up ~5%, United Airlines UAL.O up 7.2%
** S&P 500 energy index .SPNY falls 0.8%, tracking declining oil prices O/R
** Including session gains, Dow Jones U.S. airlines sub-index .DJUSAR rose 2.1% YTD 

 (Reporting by Aatreyee Dasgupta)
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