BA shares fall back
Travel and tourism shares endured a difficult session yesterday as London’s main equity indices fell back.
The FTSE 100 index dropped just 4.1 points to end the day at 4403.3, while the broader-based FTSE 250 lost 27 points to close at 6194.3. T
he biggest movements were among airline stocks: British Airways fell back 5.25p to 269.5p – The Guardian blames a rise in the price of crude oil – while Ryanair gained 4p to 313.25p.
A day after EasyJet founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou said taking the airline private was an option being considered, shares in the no-frills carrier rose 1.25p to 158p.
Alpha Airports 87.5p NO CHANGE
BAA 555.5p P 1.5p
British Airways 269.5p DOWN 5.25p
Carnival 2689p DOWN 29p
De Vere 446p DOWN 1p
EasyJet 158p UP 1.25p
ebookers 273p DOWN 2p
EuroDisney 24.5p NO CHANGE
Eurotunnel 25p UP 0.25p
First Choice 125.5p UP 0.5p
Hilton Group 268.75p DOWN 1.5p
Holidaybreak 506.5p DOWN 0.5p
Intercontinental 567.5p DOWN 6p
Lastminute.com 179.5p DOWN 0.75p
MyTravel 7.75p DOWN 0.125p
P&O 228p DOWN 2.75p
Rank Group 298.25p DOWN 3p
Ryanair 313.25p UP 4p
Stagecoach 90.5p UP 0.5p
TBI 65p DOWN 1p
Report by Tim Gillett, News From Abroad
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