There were mixed fortunes for travel and tourism shares yesterday as London’s equity markets pushed ahead.
The FTSE 100 index gained 36.5 points to end the day at 4350.9, while the FTSE 250 added 40.6 points to close at 5875.
By far the biggest move of the day came at lastminute.com, whose shares bounced back 12p to close at 106.5p. According to The Guardian, a number of financial institutions were in the market for shares in the online retailer; the share’s price rise was the biggest in the FTSE 250.
Alpha Airports 84p NO CHANGE
BAA 550.5p DOWN 5p
British Airways 205.75p UP 0.25p
Carnival 2486p UP 9p
De Vere 413p DOWN 5.5p
EasyJet 135p DOWN 0.5p
ebookers 124p DOWN 1p
EuroDisney 20.5p NO CHANGE
Eurotunnel 14p NO CHANGE
First Choice 119p DOWN 1p
Hilton Group 248p UP 3p
Holidaybreak 477p UP 0.5p
Intercontinental 557p UP 1.5p
Lastminute.com 106.5p UP 12p
MyTravel 6.5p DOWN 0.5p
P&O 207.25p UP 2p
Rank Group 289.5p UP 0.5p
Ryanair 272.53p UP 1.35p
Stagecoach 83.25p DOWN 2.75p
TBI 68p UP 1p
Report by Tim Gillett, News From Abroad
