Tough session for industry shares

There were many falls among travel and tourism shares yesterday despite London’s main equity indices making modest gains. The FTSE 100 index added 15.6 points to end the day at 4864.9, while the broader-based FTSE 250 put on 3.9 points to close at 7016.8. Alpha Airports 97p NO CHANGE Avis Europe 71p DOWN 0.75p BAA 589.5p UP 2p British Airways 250.25p DOWN 0.75p CNG Travel Group 63.5p DOWN 1p Carnival 2730p UP 19p CenterParcs 63p NO CHANGE De Vere 558.5p DOWN 0.5p EasyJet 230.5p DOWN 1.5p ebookers 319.5p NO CHANGE EuroDisney 9.5p NO CHANGE Eurotunnel 14.75p UP 0.25p First Choice 175p DOWN 2.25p Hilton Group 268.75p DOWN 1p Holidaybreak 660.5p UP 13.5p Intercontinental 642p UP 3p Lastminute.com 111.75p NO CHANGE MyTravel 5.5p NO CHANGE P&O 280.75p UP 0.75p Rank Group 267.5p DOWN 2.5p Ryanair 392.75p DOWN 4.125p Stagecoach 109p NO CHANGE Report by Tim Gillett, News From Abroad Ltd www.newsfromabroad.com