Travel Stockwatch

It was another largely difficult day for travel and tourism shares yesterday as London’s equity markets failed to make significant headway. The FTSE 100 index managed to gain 10.7 points higher at 4507.5, while the FTSE 250 dropped 8.4 points to end the day at 6244.8. The biggest winner of the day was Carnival, which gained 63p to close at 2572p. Alpha Airports 79.5p NO CHANGE BAA 529p DOWN 2.75p British Airways 308p DOWN 4.5p Carnival 2572p UP 63p De Vere 412p DOWN 2p EasyJet 342p UP 2.5p Ebookers 442p DOWN 8p EuroDisney 34p NO CHANGE Eurotunnel 34.25p DOWN 0.25p First Choice 147.75p DOWN 0.75p Hilton Group 225.5p UP 3.75p Holidaybreak 598.5p DOWN 2p Intercontinental 541p UP 4.5p Lastminute.com 221p UP 3p MyTravel 13p NO CHANGE P&O 229.5p UP 2.5p Queens Moat 8.5p NO CHANGE Rank Group 322p DOWN UP 0.5p Ryanair 312.75p DOWN 8.125p Stagecoach 84.5p DOWN 0.75p TBI 64p UP 0.75p Report by Tim Gillett, News From Abroad