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Airline shares do well on falling oil prices

Friday, 3 December 20043 min read

Travel and tourism shares generally had a good day yesterday amid rising markets.

The FTSE 100 index added 15.2 points to close at 4517.2, while the FTSE 250 ended the day at 6620.4, some 26.3 points to the good.

Airline shares reaped the benefits of oil prices falling to 12-week lows; British Airways added 8.5p to close at 234p and Ryanair put on 17p to finish at 382.79p.

Alpha Airports 93p NO CHANGE

BAA 595p UP 7.5p

British Airways 234.5p UP 8.5p

Carnival 2998p UP 68p

De Vere 445.75p UP 9.75p

EasyJet 186.25p UP 2.25p

ebookers 315.5p UP 3.5p

EuroDisney 18p NO CHANGE

Eurotunnel 18p UP 0.25p

First Choice 136p UP 0.5p

Hilton Group 257.25p DOWN 0.25p

Holidaybreak 550p UP 18p

Intercontinental 673.5p UP 2.5p

Lastminute.com 117p UP 3.5p

MyTravel 5p NO CHANGE

P&O 307.75p UP 6.75p

Rank Group 306p UP 2.25p

Ryanair 382.79p UP 17.02p

Stagecoach 95.25p NO CHANGE

TBI 92.25p NO CHANGE

Report by Tim Gillett, News From Abroad Ltd