Travel Stockwatch
It was a dire day for travel industry shares yesterday as profit-taking sent London’s equity markets into reverse.
The FTSE 100 index lost 0.3 per cent of its value, dropping 11.8 points to close at 4252.1, while the FTSE 250 fared even worse, dropping 68.8 points to close at 5641.4. Dealers traded 3.1 billion shares on the day.
British Airways dropped 3.25p to close at 181p, while easyJet fell 9.25p to 236p and Ryanair lost 7.5p for a closing price of 455p.
Online retailers did no better; ebookers fell by 35p to close at 583.5p but is still way ahead of its 12-month low-point of 92p, while lastminute.com dropped 1.5p for a 264p finish.
First Choice Holidays dropped a penny to close at 118p, and MyTravel fell half a penny to end the day at 20.5p.
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