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IAG Shares Closed Below Their 60-Session Range – Is Further Downside Ahead?

International Consolidated Airlines Group, the owner of British Airways, saw its shares close Friday below the bottom of their 60-session range, ending a 3.52% fall at 394.7p.

IAG (LON: IAG), the airline group that owns British Airways, closed Friday at 394.7p, below the bottom of its 60-session trading range. Over those sessions, the shares had held between 402.17p and 454.93p, so Friday’s close sits under the floor of that range.

The shares fell 3.52% on the day. That leaves them 19.1% below their 52-week high and 15.3% above their 52-week low, and down 4.7% so far this year.

Line chart of IAG share price in pence falling below its 60-session range low on Friday 23 October 2026
IAG’s daily close, in pence, against its 60-session range, to Friday’s close.

How unusual this is

In the 320 sessions of price history available, IAG had not closed below its 60-session range before. Friday is the first such close in that record.

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Friday’s high was 407.1p, above the old floor of 402.17p, but the shares ended the session at the day’s low of 394.7p.

What Now?

With shares struggling for any real upside since June, the price breaking lower and the current geopolitical and macro environment weighing on fuel costs and consumer affordability, investors may want to wait for signs of stability before reassessing the stock.

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