{
  "id": 10783624,
  "title": "Stock Market Today, Sept. 29: Carnival Surges 13% on Record Bookings, Raised Guidance",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/stock-market-today-sept-29-carnival-surges-13-on-record-bookings",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-29T20:48:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Motley Fool",
    "slug": "motley-fool",
    "url": "https://www.fool.com/coverage/stock-market-today/2026/09/29/stock-market-today-sept-29-carnival-surges-13-on-record-bookings-raised-guidance/?source=iedfolrf0000001"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Carnival Corporation (NYSE:CCL), a global cruise operator, experienced a significant surge in its stock price on September 29, 2021. The cruise line's shares closed at $25.11, marking a 13.43% increase from the previous trading session. This impressive gain followed strong premarket earnings and revenue reports that exceeded analysts' expectations.\n\nInvestors were particularly drawn to Carnival's record bookings, customer deposits, and a higher full-year outlook, which contributed to the positive impact on the stock price. Trading volume for Carnival's shares reached an astonishing 70.7 million shares, more than tripling its three-month average of 20.4 million shares traded.\n\nThe broader market also reacted to Carnival's exceptional performance. The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX:^GSPC) saw a slight decline of 0.18% to 7,670, while the Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX:^IXIC) dropped 0.09% to 26,798. Within the leisure travel and cruise sector, Royal Caribbean Cruises (NYSE:RCL) and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NYSE:NCLH) also benefited from the improved cruise sentiment, with their shares rising 7.48% to $260.73 and 3.42% to $14.80, respectively.\n\nCarnival's Q3 press release, shared by CEO Josh Weinstein, highlighted the company's outstanding quarter, emphasizing that the organization sailed past Wall Street's expectations on both the top and bottom lines.",
  "summary": "On Sept. 29, 2026, cruise demand proved resilient as the operator posted adjusted EPS of $1.43 and $8.44B revenue, beating estimates.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}