Travel and tourism shares marked time yesterday as London’s main equity indices managed to make reasonable gains.
The FTSE 100 index added 29.6 points to end the day at 4977, while the FTSE 250 put on 22 points to end the day at 7239.5.
The biggest move of the day came at easyJet, which added 9.25p to close at 224p after reporting that passenger numbers in March reached 2.57 million – up from two million in the same month last year.
Alpha Airports 95.5p NO CHANGE
Avis Europe 69p UP 1.25p
BAA 593p UP 3.5p
British Airways 270.25p UP 2.75p
CNG Travel Group 64p NO CHANGE
Carnival 2881p UP 3p
CenterParcs 65.25p UP 0.25p
De Vere 565.5p UP 3.5p
EasyJet 224p UP 9.25p
ebookers 319.5p NO CHANGE
EuroDisney 9.5p NO CHANGE
Eurotunnel 15.75p UP 0.25p
First Choice 175.75p UP 1.25p
Hilton Group 296.75p DOWN 0.5p
Holidaybreak 620p DOWN 10p
Intercontinental 624.5p UP 2p
Lastminute.com 119p UP 1p
MyTravel 5.5p NO CHANGE
P&O 292p UP 4.25p
Rank Group 280.5p DOWN 4.5p
Ryanair 418p UP 1.375p
Stagecoach 106.5p DOWN 0.5p
Report by Tim Gillett, News From Abroad Ltd www.newsfromabroad.com
