Lastminute.com shares drop under 100p mark

There were mainly minor movements for travel and tourism shares yesterday as London’s equity markets marked time. The FTSE 100 index added just 8.3 points to close at 4749.8, while the broader-based FTSE 250 dropped 4.3 points to end the session at 6589.7. Lastminute.com dropped 2p to close at 99p – the stock is now trading at little more than a third of its 12-month high of 278.25p. Alpha Airports 93p NO CHANGE BAA 585p DOWN 3p British Airways 221.25p UP 1.25p Carnival 2949p DOWN 18p De Vere 447p UP 2p EasyJet 186.5p UP 2.5p ebookers 306.5p UP 6.5p EuroDisney 18p NO CHANGE Eurotunnel 18.5p NO CHANGE First Choice 139p UP 1p Hilton Group 262.5p Up 1p Holidaybreak 557.5p UP 2.5p Intercontinental 667.5p DOWN 5.5p Lastminute.com 99p DOWN 2p MyTravel 5.25p NO CHANGE P&O 302p UP 5p Rank Group 304.5p NO CHANGE Ryanair 353.34p DOWN 3.76p Stagecoach 96.5p UP 1.5p TBI 91.5p UP 0.25p Report by Tim Gillett, News From Abroad Ltd