Ryanair shares do well

There were mixed fortunes for travel and tourism shares yesterday as London’s equity markets pushed ahead. The FTSE 100 index added 25.2 points to close at 5000.2, while the broader-based FTSE 250 put on 5.9 points to end the day at 7263.3. The biggest move of the day came at Ryanair, which managed to push ahead to 414.75p, up 7.625p. Alpha Airports 102p NO CHANGE Avis Europe 64p NO CHANGE BAA 594p UP 6p British Airways 272.25p DOWN 3.25p CNG Travel Group 76.5p DOWN 1.5p Carnival 3067p UP 56p CenterParcs 71.5p DOWN 1p De Vere 549.75p DOWN 4.75p EasyJet 223.25p DOWN 1.75p ebookers 319.5p NO CHANGE EuroDisney 9.5p NO CHANGE Eurotunnel 16.25p DOWN 0.25p First Choice 178.25p DOWN 0.25p Hilton Group 309.5p DOWN 0.25p Holidaybreak 673p UP 1.5p Intercontinental 653p UP 5p Lastminute.com 116.5p UP 2.75p MyTravel 5.75p NO CHANGE P&O 300p UP 2p Rank Group 280p UP 5p Ryanair 414.75p UP 7.625p Stagecoach 111.5p DOWN 0.5p Report by Tim Gillett, News From Abroad Ltd