What goes up must come down – and so, after a superb stock market session on Wednesday, travel and tourism shares slumped yesterday.
The FTSE index dropped 43.1 points to close at 4428.7, while the FTSE 250 fell 48.4 points to end the day at 5978.6.
Some of the biggest movements included: British Airways, down 5.75p to 257.25p; EasyJet, down 8.75p to 208p; and ebookers, down 5p at 265p. Lastminute.com bucked the trend with a 8.25p rise to close at 183.5p.
Alpha Airports 78p NO CHANGE
BAA 538.5p DOWN 3.5p
British Airways 257.25p DOWN 5.75p
Carnival 2370p DOWN 18p
De Vere 435.25 DOWN 0.75p
EasyJet 208p DOWN 8.75p
ebookers 265p DOWN 5p
EuroDisney 23.5p NO CHANGE
Eurotunnel 24.25p NO CHANGE
First Choice 124p UP 0.25p
Hilton Group 245.5p DOWN 4.5p
Holidaybreak 495p DOWN 1.5p
Intercontinental 500.5p DOWN 4p
Lastminute.com 183.5p UP 8.25p
MyTravel 7.5p UP 0.25p
P&O 217.5p DOWN 1.5p
Rank Group 296p DOWN 6.25p
Ryanair 308.25p DOWN 4p
Stagecoach 80.75p UP 1.25p
TBI 65.75p DOWN 0.25p
Report by Tim Gillett, News From Abroad
