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** European travel and leisure stocks shed 1.7% as
the sentiment was rattled by AstraZeneca suspending
global trials for its COVID-19 vaccine
** AstraZeneca shares slipped 1.3% as it paused large
late-stage trials of its experimental vaccine due to an
unexplained illness in a study participant
** Airlines Air France, Wizz Air, SAS
, Ryanair, IAG, Lufthansa,
Easyjet slide 1-4%
** Tour operator TUI , hotel company
Melia slip 3%
** The travel and leisure index is the worst
performing sector on regional benchmark index STOXX 600