Lastminute.com shares slump again

Travel and tourism shares had a mainly negative day yesterday as London’s equity markets declined sharply. The FTSE 100 index dropped 35.7 points to close at 4649.8, while the FTSE 250 index declined even more sharply, losing 69.3 points to end the day at 6302.7. Lastminute.com experienced the biggest fall of the day, losing 8p to end the day at 108p, while British Airways dropped 5.25p to end the day at 199.5p. Alpha Airports 88.5p NO CHANGE BAA 566p DOWN 3.5p British Airways 199.5p DOWN 5.25p Carnival 2831p DOWN 20p De Vere 427p UP 6.5p EasyJet 121p DOWN 2.75p ebookers 210.5p DOWN 3.25p EuroDisney 19.5p DOWN 0.5p Eurotunnel 22.25p UP 0.75p First Choice 134.5p UP 1.25p Hilton Group 273.25p DOWN 1.75p Holidaybreak 531p DOWN 1p Intercontinental 650p DOWN 4.5p Lastminute.com 109p DOWN 8p MyTravel 5.25p DOWN 0.5p P&O 269p DOWN 2.75p Rank Group 290.75p UP 1p Ryanair 254.15p DOWN 0.99p Stagecoach 91.5p DOWN 2.25p TBI 71.75p DOWN 0.25p Report by Tim Gillett, News From Abroad Ltd