It was a very positive session for travel and tourism shares yesterday as London’s main equity indices rallied.
The FTSE 100 index gained 32.5 points to end the day at 4491.1, while the FTSE 250 put on 29.9 points and closed at 6130.6.
While there were no drastic movements among industry stocks, several made significant gains: British Airways added 4.5p to close at 263.25p; Hilton added gained 4.75p to 266.5p; and TBI jumped 2p to 64p.
Alpha Airports 84.5p UP 1p
BAA 554.5p UP 10.5p
British Airways 263.25p UP 4.5p
Carnival 2520p UP 7p
De Vere 433p DOWN 2.25p
EasyJet 162p UP 0.5p
ebookers 283.25p DOWN 3.75p
EuroDisney 20.5p NO CHANGE
Eurotunnel 24.5p DOWN 0.25p
First Choice 119.5p UP 0.25p
Hilton Group 266.5p UP 4.75p
Holidaybreak 510.5p UP 10.5p
Intercontinental 545.5p UP 6.5p
Lastminute.com 173p DOWN 4.25p
MyTravel 8.5p DOWN 0.5p
P&O 219.25p NO CHANGE
Rank Group 291p DOWN 0.5p
Ryanair 302p DOWN 1.375p
Stagecoach 85.25p UP 1p
TBI 64p UP 2p
Report by Tim Gillett, News From Abroad
