Airline shares do well

There were several strong performances from travel and tourism shares yesterday as London’s main equity indices pushed ahead. The FTSE 100 index added 19.5 points to end the day at 4852.3, while the FTSE 250 gained 59.9 points to close at 7166.2. Ryanair did well, gaining 30p to end the day at 436p after releasing positive results yesterday, and British Airways also did well, putting on 5.75p to close at 265.75p. EasyJet followed suit, closing at 220p, up 4.75p. Alpha Airports 88.5p NO CHANGE BAA 624p UP 6p British Airways 265.75p UP 5.75p Carnival 3184p UP 39p De Vere 501p UP 4p EasyJet 220p UP 4.75p ebookers 317.5p NO CHANGE EuroDisney 12.5p DOWN 0.5p Eurotunnel 17.25p UP 0.75p Hilton Group 295.5p DOWN 0.75p Holidaybreak 666.5p DOWN 7.5p Intercontinental 667.5p UP 2p Lastminute.com 111.5p UP 3p MyTravel 6.5p NO CHANGE P&O 307.5p UP 1p Rank Group 268p DOWN 2.25p Ryanair 436p UP 30.375p Stagecoach 117.5p UP 2p TBI 93p NO CHANGE Report by Tim Gillett, News From Abroad Ltd