Shares in the two Carnival group holding companies fell on the stock markets in London and New York respectively after the company had published interim results for the second quarter of its financial year.

Carnival plc, the UK based and listed company, lost 1.56% to trade at £22.77 in late afternoon, local time. Shares in Carnival Corporation, the US listed and Panama domiciled company, saw its shares to fall 2.79% to trade at $38.31 in early morning, local time.

Both the FTSE100 leading share index in London and Dow Jones in New York  had posted slight falls at the same time.