FX.co ★ FTSE 100 Slips as Travel Stocks Drag After Airport Cyberattack

On Monday, the FTSE 100 index in London declined by 0.2%, reaching 9,200, as market participants awaited the S&P Global flash PMI survey and several speeches from officials at the Bank of England and the Federal Reserve, seeking new policy insights. Stocks related to travel were hit hardest following a cyberattack that significantly disrupted check-in software operations at airports in London, Berlin, and Brussels over the weekend. This led to a 1.5% decrease in shares of International Airlines Group, which owns British Airways, and easyJet. These declines occurred despite the UK government's recent approval of a second runway at Gatwick Airport.