BUZZ-US cruise stocks surge after Trump cancels planned strikes on Iran
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** Shares of cruise operators gain after President Donald Trump says he has canceled planned strikes against Iran
** U.S. big banks climb after Trump cancels planned strikes on Iran scheduled for later in the evening
** U.S.-listed shares of Carnival Corp CCL.N up 5%, Norwegian Cruise Line NCLH.N rises 4.5%, Royal Caribbean RCL.N up 4.3%
** Viking Holdings VIK.N up 4% at 91.66%
** Trump had previously said that U.S. would hit Iran "very hard tonight" and wanted at some point to take Iran's oil infrastructure hub Kharg Island, after a second day of strikes by both sides in the Gulf threatened a return to all-out war
** As of last close, NCLH lost 15%, VIK rose xx%, RCL gained 1.4% and CCL was down ~10%