US airlines shares rise after Iran says Hormuz open

Southwest Airlines Co

17/04/2026 15:09

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** Shares of U.S. airlines rise after Iran says Strait of Hormuz open for commercial shipping during the Lebanon ceasefire, dragging oil prices down

** American Airlines AAL.O rises 8.1%, Jetblue JBLU.O up 7.9%, United Airlines UAL.O jumps 10.6%

** Delta Air Lines DAL.N gains 6.4%, Southwest Airlines LUV.N adds 9.2%

** Including session's gains, the S&P 500 Passenger Airlines .SPLRCALI subindex rose nearly 2% YTD

 (Reporting by Aatreyee Dasgupta)

 ((Aatreyee.Dasgupta@thomsonreuters.com))