Bulmers owner C&C shares hit by Covid-19 lockdown threat

Shares in Irish cider and beer maker C&C tumbled by more as much as 8% after Ireland and other European countries moved to cancel public gatherings in an attempt to counter the further spread of the coronavirus.

Shares in Irish cider and beer maker C&C tumbled by more as much as 8% after Ireland and other European countries moved to cancel public gatherings in an attempt to counter the further spread of the coronavirus.

The group’’s share price was generally down in tandem with the London Stock Exchange - where it is now singularly listed - and other markets as the virus-driven investor sell off continued.