Most travel industry shares suffered yesterday on a day that saw London’s equity markets fall back once more.
With IT shares suffering, the FTSE 100 index lost 0.5 per cent of its value, closing down 20.5 points at 4056.6, and the FTSE 250 had a similar session, losing 38.1 points to close at 5161.4. Some 2.8 billion shares were traded on the day.
Most industry shares had a poor day; ebookers lost 11.5 points to close at 493.5p, while its online rival lastminute.com fell back 4.5p for a 188.5p finish. Among the carriers, British Airways fell back 4.25p to 174.25p, EasyJet gained 1.25p to close at 230.5p, and Ryanair was static at 426.5p.
First Choice Holidays lost half a penny to end the day at 122.25p, while MyTravel continued its positive run, adding 2p to close at 32.25.
