Shares in online travel agent Ebookers plunged yesterday after the company warned that its profits for 2004 were likely to fall short of City forecasts. The price nose-dived 80p to 140p. Lastminute.com also had a setback, dropping 15.5p to 146p.
The FTSE 100 closed up, 31.3 points higher on 4356.2, and the FTSE 250 had a positive day too, finishing 14.6 points ahead a5 5963.
Alpha Airports 86.25p NO CHANGE
BAA 556p UP 3p
British Airways 229p DOWN 2.5p
Carnival 2628p UP 98p
De Vere 428p DOWN 5.5p
Easyjet 151.5p UP 1.25p
Ebookers 140p DOWN 80p
Eurodisney 22.5p DOWN 2p
Eurotunnel 17.75p NO CHANGE
First Choice 120p DOWN 1p
Hilton Group 255.75 UP 3.75p
Holidaybreak 480p UP 2.5p
Intercontinental 576p UP 3.5p
lastminute.com 146p DOWN 15.5p
MyTravel 6p DOWN 0.75p
P&O 225.25p UP 1.5p
Rank Group 292.5p UP 1p
Ryanair 298.25p DOWN 6p
Stagecoach 88.25p UP 0.5p
TBI 67p UP 2.75p
