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Most travel industry shares enjoyed a positive day’s trading yesterday as London’s equity markets managed to notch up small gains.
The FTSE 100 index edged forward by just 0.1 per cent of its value, adding 6.1 points to close at 4,223.5, while the FTSE 250 did slightly better and gained 0.7 per cent in value and closed the day at 5,574.6, 37.8 points to the good. It was once again a fairly busy day, with 2.7 billion shares traded before the 6pm count.
Online retailers did well, with ebookers adding 8.5p to close at 588.5p, while lastminute.com put on 4.25p for a 268.5p finish. Among the airlines, British Airways added 3p to close at 189p, easyjet lost a penny to close at 248p, and Ryanair gained 4.5p for a 450.5p finish.
First Choice holidays edged forward three quarters of a penny to 118.25p, an MyTravel added a quarter of a penny to end the day at 27p.
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