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BA shares drop on rising oil prices

Tuesday, 23 November 20043 min read

The were mainly small, downward movements for travel and tourism shares yesterday as London’s main equity indices fell back.

The benchmark FTSE 100 index dropped 27.7 points to close at 4733.1, while the broader-based FTSE 250 did even worse, falling 58.7 points to end the day at 6540.9.

British Airways was one of the day’s biggest fallers, dropping 6.25p to end the day at 217.5p as oild prices rose once again.

EasyJet pushed ahead 3.5p to end the day at 183.25p ahead of releasing its full-year results today.

Alpha Airports 93.5p NO CHANGE

BAA 582p DOWN 6p

British Airways 217.5p DOWN 6.25p

Carnival 2891p DOWN 22p

De Vere 428p DOWN 7p

EasyJet 183.25p UP 3.5p

ebookers 304.25p DOWN 6.25p

EuroDisney 18p NO CHANGE

Eurotunnel 18.75p DOWN 0.75p

First Choice 138p DOWN 2p

Hilton Group 257p DOWN 5p

Holidaybreak 556.5p UP 0.5p

Intercontinental 679.5p UP 2.5p

Lastminute.com 119.5p DOWN 3.5p

MyTravel 3.75p DOWN 0.125p

P&O 289.5p DOWN 0.75p

Rank Group 296.5p DOWN 3.5p

Ryanair 353.53p DOWN 1.7p

Stagecoach 92.75p NO CHANGE

TBI 84.75p UP 1p

Report by Tim Gillett, News From Abroad Ltd