Shares in the two listed holding companies in the Carnival group rose after the group had published its first quarter interim result, with a deeper than forecast loss of $0.18 per share, equating to a net loss of $139 million.
Carnival plc, the UK holding company traded 1.3% higher at £19.53 in London at 1545 local time (1045EST), while the shares in the US holding company Carnival Corp had gained 0.78% to $31.19 at the same point of time. Overall, the global equity markets were rising slightly today.