Ajax's shares slump after Champions League defeat to Tottenham

Soccer Football - Champions League Semi Final Second Leg - Ajax Amsterdam v Tottenham Hotspur - Johan Cruijff Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands - May 8, 2019 Ajax's Matthijs de Ligt and team mates look dejected after conceding their third goal REUTERS/Piroschka Van De Wouw

PARIS (Reuters) - Ajax's shares slumped on Thursday following the shock last-minute defeat of the Dutch soccer club by Tottenham Hotspur in the Champions League semi-final.

Ajax shares were down 19.8 percent at 18.85 euros in early session trading, although the stock remains up by around 30 percent so far in 2019.