There were several sparkling performances among travel and tourism shares yesterday as London’s main equity indices registered modest gains.
The FTSE 100 index added 14.3 points to end the day at 4898.5, while the broader-based FTSE 250 put on 25.2 points and ended the day at 6830.7.
Airlines did well with British Airways leading the way, putting on 7.75p to close at 268.75p on recent drops in the price of oil.
Alpha Airports 94p NO CHANGE
Avis Europe 70.75p UP 0.25p
BAA 612p UP 9p
British Airways 268.25p UP 7.75p
CNG Travel Group 53p UP 1p
Carnival 2970p UP 55p
CenterParcs 59 DOWN 0.75p
De Vere 531p UP 1.5p
EasyJet 247p UP 5.5p
ebookers 319.5p NO CHANGE
EuroDisney 8.5p NO CHANGE
Eurotunnel 12.75p DOWN 0.25p
First Choice 175p UP 3p
Hilton Group 268.5p UP 1.5p
Holidaybreak 624p UP 4p
Intercontinental 619.5p DOWN 3p
Lastminute.com 168p DOWN 2.25p
MyTravel 6p NO CHANGE
P&O 280.5p UP 0.5p
Rank Group 258p Up 7.75p
Ryanair 415.5p UP 5.5p
Stagecoach 106p NO CHANGE
Report by Tim Gillett, News From Abroad Ltd www.newsfromabroad.com
