Ebookers shares push ahead again

There were small moves for many travel and tourism shares yesterday as London’s main equity indices notched up decent gains. The FTSE 250 index added 49.6 points to end the day at 4673.8, while the FTSE 250 had a similar session, gaining 39.4 points to end the day at 6361.2. The biggest move came at ebookers, which added 16.5p to end the day at 267p. The Guardian predicts that any potential suitor for the company – and merger rumours have been swirling around for several weeks now – would have to pay as much as 350p per share for the firm. Alpha Airports 87.5p UP 1p BAA 573.5p NO CHANGE British Airways 216p UP 0.75p Carnival 2921p UP 39p De Vere 427p UP 2p EasyJet 159.5p UP 2p ebookers 267p UP 16.5p EuroDisney 18p NO CHANGE Eurotunnel 18p DOWN 1p First Choice 135p UP 0.5p Hilton Group 261.25p UP 3.5p Holidaybreak 542.5p UP 6p Intercontinental 665.5p DOWN 1p Lastminute.com 114p UP 2.5p MyTravel 4.25p NO CHANGE P&O 267.75p DOWN 0.25p Rank Group 287p UP 1p Ryanair 278.78p UP 0.39p Stagecoach 89.75p UP 1p TBI 72.5p NO CHANGE Report by Tim Gillett, News From Abroad Ltd