Ryanair shares rally

There were few drastic moves among travel and tourism shares yesterday as London’s equity markets fell back slightly. The FTSE 100 index dropped 13.4 points to end the day at 4840.7, while the FTSE 250 lost 6.8 points to close at 6957.2. The biggest move of the day was at Ryanair, which added 11.85p to close at 405.11p; the shares are now way ahead of the 12-month low price of 253p but still have some way to go to reach their year-high of 530p. Alpha Airports 88p NO CHANGE BAA 578.5p DOWN 5p British Airways 249.5p UP 0.75p Carnival 3203p UP 17p De Vere 481.5p DOWN 6.25p EasyJet 205p UP 2p ebookers 316p DOWN 0.25p EuroDisney 14p NO CHANGE Eurotunnel 18.75p DOWN 0.25p Hilton Group 284.25p DOWN 1.75p Holidaybreak 625p UP 4p Intercontinental 659.5p DOWN 4p Lastminute.com 121p UP 1p MyTravel 6p DOWN 0.25p P&O 301p DOWN 1.75p Rank Group 273.5p UP 0.5p Ryanair 405.11p UP 11.85p Stagecoach 115.5p UP 0.75p TBI 93p UP 0.25p Report by Tim Gillett, News From Abroad Ltd