LONDON, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Shares in easyJet andRyanair fell 1 to 3 percent on Friday, underperformingthe European travel and leisure index, with tradersciting an attack on a luxury hotel in Mali and broker downgradesas reasons for the weakness.
Shares of British Airways owner IAG were also down1.4 percent.
"Mali attacks (have led to) follow-on concerns," said AtifLatif, director at Guardian Stockbrokers.
Gunmen attacked the hotel full of foreigners in Mali'scapital Bamako, taking 170 people hostage. A Turkish governmentofficial said six Turkish Airlines staff members were are amongthe people in the hotel.
Kepler Cheuvreux cut its rating on easyJet to "reduce" from"hold", while Barclays cut its target price for the stock. (Reporting by Atul Prakash and Tricia Wright; Editing by LionelLaurent)
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