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Ryanair shares soar

Thursday, 24 March 20053 min read

There was a distinct downward trend for travel and tourism shares yesterday as London’s main equity indices lost ground.

The FTSE 100 index dropped 26.9 points to close at 4910.4 – a seven week low, according to The Guardian – while the FTSE 250 fell sharply, losing 112.6 points to end the day at 7087.4.

The biggest winner of the session by a country mile – following on from another positive day on Tuesday – was Ryanair, which added 19.375p to close at 425p.

Alpha Airports 100.5p NO CHANGE

Avis Europe 62.5p DOWN 0.5p

BAA 589p DOWN 2.5p

British Airways 266p DOWN 0.5p

CNG Travel Group 74p DOWN 2.5p

Carnival 2953p DOWN 16p

CenterParcs 64p DOWN 1p

De Vere 530p DOWN 12.5p

EasyJet 212p DOWN 0.75p

ebookers 319.5p NO CHANGE

EuroDisney 9.5p UP 0.5p

Eurotunnel 15.75p NO CHANGE

First Choice 176p DOWN 0.25p

Hilton Group 302.5p DOWN 4.5p

Holidaybreak 644p DOWN 4.5p

Intercontinental 627p DOWN 6.5p

Lastminute.com 114p DOWN 1p

MyTravel 5.5p UP 0.25p

P&O 298p DOWN 2.5p

Rank Group 265.5p DOWN 6.25p

Ryanair 425p UP 19.375p

Stagecoach 104.25p DOWN 2.75p

Report by Tim Gillett, News From Abroad Ltd