Holidaybreak bucks the trend

Travel and tourism shares endured a tough session yesterday amid falling markets. The FTSE 100 index dropped 22 points to end the day at 4818.7,while the FTSE 250 lost four points and closed at 6952.4. Many industry stocks experienced small falls – the chief exception being at Holidaybreak, which put on 2.5p to close at 627.5p. Alpha Airports 87.5p DOWN 0.5p BAA 575p DOWN 3.5p British Airways 245.75p DOWN 3.75p Carnival 3144p DOWN 59p De Vere 481p DOWN 0.5p EasyJet 203p DOWN 2p ebookers 316p NO CHANGE EuroDisney 14p NO CHANGE Eurotunnel 18p DOWN 0.75p Hilton Group 283p DOWN 1.25p Holidaybreak 627.5p UP 2.5p Intercontinental 659p DOWN 0.5p Lastminute.com 119p DOWN 2p MyTravel 6p NO CHANGE P&O 300.5p DOWN 0.5p Rank Group 274.5p UP 1p Ryanair 404.29p DOWN 0.82p Stagecoach 114.75p DOWN 0.75p TBI 92.75p DOWN 0.25p Report by Tim Gillett, News From Abroad Ltd