Lastminute.com shares bounce back

There were mainly small falls for travel and tourism shares yesterday as London’s equity markets fell back. The FTSE 100 index dropped 46.6 points to end the day at 4703.2, while the FTSE 250 fell 12.3 points and closed at 6577.4. There were no really significant moves; however, Lastminute.com put on 3.75p to close at 102.75p after dropping below the 100p mark yesterday. Alpha Airports 93p NO CHANGE BAA 582p DOWN 3p British Airways 222p UP 0.75p Carnival 2924p DOWN 25p De Vere 438.75p DOWN 8.25p EasyJet 186.25p DOWN 0.25p ebookers 310p UP 3.5p EuroDisney 18p NO CHANGE Eurotunnel 18p DOWN 0.5p First Choice 137.75p DOWN 1.25p Hilton Group 228.25p DOWN 4.25p Holidaybreak 558p UP 0.5p Intercontinental 666.5p DOWN 1p Lastminute.com 102.75p UP 3.75p MyTravel 5.25p DOWN 0.125p P&O 301p DOWN 1p Rank Group 303.5p DOWN 1p Ryanair 349.74p DOWN 3.59p Stagecoach 95.5p DOWN 1p TBI 91.75p UP 0.25p Report by Tim Gillett, News From Abroad Ltd