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Shares in airlines did well yesterday on a day that saw London’s equity markets make modest gains. The FTSE 100 index of leading shares added just 4.2 points to close at 4141.2 on the back of strong results from financial institutions, while the broader-based FTSE 250 did better and gained 20 points to end the day at 5293.
British Airways managed to move forward 1.25p to close at 168.75p, while EasyJet gained 5.25p for a 235.75p finish and Ryanair gained 6.5p to close at 434.5p. Elsewhere there was little joy – First Choice Holidays lost 4p to close at 114p and MyTravel edged down a quarter of a penny to close at 34.75p.
Even the online sector had a negative day; ebookers lost 3p to end the day at 552p, while lastminute.com closed at 211.25p, down 1.25p.
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