Carnival shares rise despite Aurora admission

Travel and tourism shares enjoyed a mostly positive session yesterday as London’s main equity indices moved in different directions. The FTSE 100 added 17.1 points to end the day at 5058.9, while the FTSE 250 dropped 6.8 points to close at 7363.3. British Airways closed at 286.5p – up 5p – while Carnival pushed ahead 13p to 3169p despite announcing that the Aurora debacle last month would end up costing the company $48 million. Alpha Airports 99.5p DOWN 0.5p BAA 636.5p UP 0.5p British Airways 286.5p UP 5p CNG Travel Group 97p DOWN 0.25p Carnival 3169p UP 13p De Vere 561p UP 5.25p EasyJet 240p UP 0.5p ebookers 319p UP 0.5p EuroDisney 9.5p NO CHANGE Eurotunnel 17.25p UP 0.5p First Choice 172.75p DOWN 2.25p Hilton Group 319p UP 0.5p Holidaybreak 657p UP 1p Intercontinental 686.5p DOWN 1.5p Lastminute.com 113p DOWN 0.5p MyTravel 6p NO CHANGE P&O 311.5p NO CHANGE Rank Group 284.5p DOWN 2.25p Ryanair 444p UP 0.75p Stagecoach 117p UP 0.5p Report by Tim Gillett, News From Abroad Ltd