Lastminute.com hit by “malicious fax” in City
There were few significant movements among travel and tourism shares yesterday as London’s main equity indices moved in different directions. The FTSE 100 index added 3.6 points to end the day at 5060.8, while the FTSE 250 lost a more significant 61.1 points and closed at 7234.4. Shares in lastminute.com dropped 1.25p to 106.75p after it was revealed that a “malicious fax” about the company had been circulated in the City. According to the Daily Mail the anonymous fax, which cast doubt over the company’s financial performance, has been denounced by the company as “materially inaccurate”. Lastminute.com has reportedly alerted the Financial Services Authority to the presence of the fax. Alpha Airports 102p UP 0.5p BAA 611.5p DOWN 14.5p British Airways 270.75p DOWN 0.75p CNG Travel Group 98.5p NO CHANGE Carnival 3113p DOWN 15p De Vere 545.75p DOWN 2.25p EasyJet 230.25p DOWN 0.5p ebookers 319p UP 0.5p EuroDisney 10p UP 0.5p Eurotunnel 17.5p UP 0.75p First Choice 172p UP 0.25p Hilton Group 319.5p UP 2p Holidaybreak 653p DOWN 5p Intercontinental 682.5p DOWN 1.5p Lastminute.com 106.75p DOWN 1.25p MyTravel 5.75p DOWN 0.25p P&O 306.25p DOWN 5p Rank Group 292p UP 2.5p Ryanair 424p DOWN 8.25p Stagecoach 113.5p DOWN 0.5p Report by Tim Gillett, News From Abroad Ltd
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