Travel and tourism shares did well yesterday as London’s equity markets closed at their highest levels for a month.
The FTSE 100 index gained 26.1 points to close at 4515.8, while the FTSE 250 added 7.2 points to end the day at 6348.4.
There were several strong performances. Ryanair added 6.675p to close at 354.25p after it pledged to continue flights from Belgium’s Charleroi airport, while British Airways gained 7.5p to 299.75p after announcing strong traffic figures for March.
Lastminute.com dropped 5.5p to close at 211.5p; The Guardian talks of rumours that vice-chairman Clive Jacobs could be about to sell his 3.9% stake in the online retailer.a
Alpha Airports 77p UP 0.5p
BAA 533p UP 6p
British Airways 299.75p UP 7.5p
Carnival 2600p UP 16p
De Vere 467.75p UP 9.75p
EasyJet 307.5p UP 2p
Ebookers 302.75p DOWN 2.25p
EuroDisney 27p NO CHANGE
Eurotunnel 31p DOWN 3.75p
First Choice 136.5p UP 1.5p
Hilton Group 237.75p UP 1.25p
Holidaybreak 600p UP 11.5p
Intercontinental 503.5p UP 2p
Lastminute.com 211.5p DOWN 5.5p
MyTravel 9.5p NO CHANGE
P&O 224p UP 3p
Rank Group 339p UP 6.5p
Ryanair 354.25p UP 6.675p
Stagecoach 79.75p UP 0.25p
TBI 67p UP 0.25p
Report by Tim Gillett, News From Abroad
