Travel Stockwatch

There were several strong performances among travel and tourism shares yesterday as London’s equity markets surged ahead. The benchmark FTSE 100 index pushed forward 44.8 points to end the day at 4537 – a 20-month high – while the FTSE 250 also did very well to gain 44.8 points and close at 6322.5. Among the best industry performers were British Airways, up 6.75p at 322.75p, and Hilton Group, which added 7.75p to close at 229p. Alpha Airports 79.5p NO CHANGE BAA 527.5p UP 2.5p British Airways 322.75p UP 6.75p Carnival 2506p DOWN 1p De Vere 423.75p UP 4.25p EasyJet 337p UP 3p Ebookers 445p UP 0.25p EuroDisney 34p NO CHANGE Eurotunnel 34.25p DOWN 1.5p First Choice 145p UP 2.75p Hilton Group 229p UP 7.75p Holidaybreak 603.5p UP 1.5p Intercontinental 537.5p UP 17.5p Lastminute.com 235p UP 12p MyTravel 12.5p DOWN 0.25p P&O 230.5p UP 1p Queens Moat 8.5p NO CHANGE Rank Group 318.5p UP 4.25p Ryanair 321.5p UP 2p Stagecoach 84.25p NO CHANGE TBI 65.75p UP 2.5p Report by Tim Gillett, News From Abroad