Airline shares do well

There were many positive performances from travel and tourism shares yesterday as London’s main equity indices pushed ahead. The FTSE 100 index added 25.9 points to close at 4846.7, while the FTSE 250 gained 25.5 points to end the day at 7075.3. British Airways and Hilton made gains on the back of broker recommendations: BA jumped 4p to 256.5p and Hilton added 5.25p to end the day at 299p. Ryanair also did well, putting on 12.13p to finish at 413.03p. Alpha Airports 86.5p DOWN 1p BAA 602.5p UP 5.5p British Airways 256.5p UP 4p Carnival 3200p UP 8p De Vere 479.5p UP 0.5p EasyJet 209p UP 1.25p ebookers 316.5p NO CHANGE EuroDisney 14p NO CHANGE Eurotunnel 18.25p DOWN 0.25p Hilton Group 299p UP 5.25p Holidaybreak 661.5p UP 30.5p Intercontinental 674.5p UP 4p Lastminute.com 113.5p DOWN 2.75p MyTravel 6.25p UP 0.625p P&O 299.5p UP 7.25p Rank Group 273.25p UP 0.25p Ryanair 413.03p UP 12.13p Stagecoach 114.25p DOWN 0.5p TBI 93.25p UP 0.25p Report by Tim Gillett, News From Abroad Ltd