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BUZZ-European travel stocks stumble post-Brexit

** Shares (Berlin: DI6.BE - news) in European travel stocks fall after several warn that Britain's vote to leave EU will hit profits

** Stoxx 600 Travel and Leisure Index among worst performing in Europe, down 4 pct, and only 2 points shy of hitting its lowest since Dec (Shanghai: 600875.SS - news) . 2014

** EasyJet (Other OTC: EJTTF - news) worst performer by far, down 17 pct and hitting 3-yr lows; worst single-day fall since 2004 and two-day fall ever

** Fellow airline operators also falling in volume: Flybe -12%, IAG down 9.4 pct, Ryanair down 9.2 pct, Lufthansa down 5.5 pct, Air France KLM down 5 pct

** IAG warned on profit on Friday; travel group TUI warned on Sunday (shares down 2.4 pct)

(venkateshasoumithri.mamidipudi.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)