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Airline shares find going tough

Thursday, 17 March 20053 min read

Travel and tourism shares endured yet another tough session yesterday as London’s equity markets went into reverse.

The FTSE 100 index lost 62.2 points to end the day at 4937.6, while the FTSE 20 had a similar day, dropping 58.9 points to close at 7202.4.

Falls for industry stocks were not dramatic. However, Ryanair dropped 9p to close at 405.75p and British Airways lost 5.75p to finish at 266.5p.

Alpha Airports 102p NO CHANGE

Avis Europe 63.75p DOWN 0.25p

BAA 593p DOWN 1p

British Airways 266.5p DOWN 5.75p

CNG Travel Group 76.5p NO CHANGE

Carnival 3058p DOWN 9p

CenterParcs 71p DOWN 0.5p

De Vere 548.25p DOWN 1.5p

EasyJet 220.75p DOWN 2.5p

ebookers 319.5p NO CHANGE

EuroDisney 9.5p NO CHANGE

Eurotunnel 15.5p DOWN 0.75p

First Choice 175.25p DOWN 3p

Hilton Group 308.25p DOWN 1.25p

Holidaybreak 659.5p UP 4p

Intercontinental 650.5p DOWN 2.5p

Lastminute.com 114p DOWN 2.5p

MyTravel 5.75p NO CHANGE

P&O 300p NO CHANGE

Rank Group 278p DOWN 2p

Ryanair 405.75p DOWN 9p

Stagecoach 109p DOWN 2.5p

Report by Tim Gillett, News From Abroad Ltd