Carnival (CCL) closed the latest trading day at $16.14, indicating a +0.69% change from the previous session's end. The stock exceeded the S&P 500, which registered a gain of 0.45% for the day. Meanwhile, the Dow lost 0.23%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, added 0.84%.Heading into today, shares of the cruise operator had gained 9.79% over the past month, outpacing the Consumer Discretionary sector's gain of 3.49% and the S&P 500's gain of 2.54% in that time.The investment community will be paying close ...