British Airways shares push ahead again

There were few moves of major consequence for travel and tourism shares yesterday, as London’s equity markets pushed ahead. The FTSE 100 index added 53.9 points to close at 4906.2 – its highest level since June 2002 – while the FTSE 250 put on 59.2 points to end the day at 7225.4. British Airways enjoyed another positive session, adding 5.25p to end the day at 271p after a similar day yesterday. Alpha Airports 88.5p NO CHANGE BAA 621p DOWN 3p British Airways 271p UP 5.25p Carnival 3193p UP 9p De Vere 501p NO CHANGE EasyJet 221.5p UP 1.5p ebookers 317.5p NO CHANGE EuroDisney 10p DOWN 2.5p Eurotunnel 17.25p NO CHANGE Hilton Group 297.25p UP 1.75p Holidaybreak 667p UP 0.5p Intercontinental 667.5p NO CHANGE Lastminute.com 111p DOWN 0.5p MyTravel 6.5p DOWN 0.125p P&O 309p UP 1.5p Rank Group 269.25p UP 1.25p Ryanair 433.25p DOWN 2.75p Stagecoach 121.5p UP 4p TBI 93p NO CHANGE Report by Tim Gillett, News From Abroad Ltd