Travel Stockwatch

There were few drastic movements among travel and tourism shares yesterday as London’s equity markets managed to make small gains. The FTSE 100 index ended the day 6.7 points to the good, while the FTSE 250 added 31.5 points to close at 6388.8. British Airways continued its positive run after another broker upgraded its valuation of the stock, gaining 4.25p to close at 332.25p, while lastminute.com dropped back 3.5p to close at 231.5p after Martha Lane Fox sold off GBP4.6 million worth of shares in the company. Alpha Airports 79.5p NO CHANGE BAA 546.25p UP 3.25p British Airways 332.25p UP 4.25p Carnival 2538p UP 6p De Vere 406.75p DOWN 8p EasyJet 337.75p DOWN 2p Ebookers 471p DOWN 1p EuroDisney 30p DOWN 1p Eurotunnel 38.5p DOWN 0.75p First Choice 142p UP 3p Hilton Group 227.25p UP 2.75p Holidaybreak 609p UP 8.5p Intercontinental 544.5 UP 11p Lastminute.com 231.5p DOWN 3.5p MyTravel 12.75p UP 0.25p P&O 236p UP 0.25p Rank Group 317.75 UP 1p Ryanair 318.75p UP 1.375p Stagecoach 84.25p UP 0.25p TBI 67p UP 0.5p Report by Tim Gillett, News From Abroad