Airbus shares rise after latest Boeing 737 MAX blow, Safran down

Reuters

Published Dec 17, 2019 03:14AM ET

Airbus shares rise after latest Boeing 737 MAX blow, Safran down

PARIS (Reuters) - Shares in European aerospace group Airbus (PA:AIR) rose on Tuesday, after archrival Boeing (N:BA) said it would suspend production of its best-selling 737 MAX jetliner in January.

Airbus shares were up 1.6% in early trading while those in French aerospace company Safran (PA:SAF), a supplier to Boeing, were down 2.1%.

On Monday, Boeing said it would suspend production of its best-selling 737 MAX jetliner in January, as the fallout from two fatal crashes of the grounded aircraft drags on into 2020.