BA shares rise on oil price drop

There were mainly small, downward movements for travel and tourism shares yesterday as London’s main equity indices made small gains. The FTSE 100 index added just 1.9 points to end the day at 4733, while the broader-based FTSE 250 gained 21 points to close at 6810.9. The biggest move was at British Airways, which gained 3.75p to close at 224.75p after the price of crude oil eased. Alpha Airports 92p NO CHANGE BAA 578p UP 6.5p British Airways 224.75p UP 3.75p Carnival 3140p UP 52p De Vere 470p UP 5p EasyJet 177.5p DOWN 2.5p ebookers 314.75p UP 0.25p EuroDisney 14.5p DOWN 0.5p Eurotunnel 16.5p DOWN 0.5p Hilton Group 275.25p UP 0.5p Holidaybreak 601p NO CHANGE Intercontinental 647p DOWN 4p Lastminute.com 115.5p DOWN 0.5p MyTravel 5.75p DOWN 0.125p P&O 295.25p UP 2p Rank Group 259.75p UP 1.25p Ryanair 360.86p DOWN 0.29p Stagecoach 110p UP 4p TBI 92.5p UP 0.5p Report by Tim Gillett, News From Abroad Ltd