Travel Stockwatch

Shares in no-frills carriers led the way for travel and tourism shares yesterday despite a rather flat showing on London’s main stock indices. The FTSE 100 index gained 9.2 points to close at 4390.6, while the FTSE 250 fell back 13.1 points to end the day at 6044.3. Ryanair surprised many by adding more than 20p to close at 338.94 as dealers decided things could have been worse for the carrier in terms of yesterday’s EC ruling. Easyjet also had a good day, gaining 13.5p to end the day at 333.5p, after asserting that the Ryanair decision was good news for no-frills carriers in general. Alpha Airports 80.5p DOWN 0.5p BAA 528p UP 5.75p British Airways 291.25p DOWN 1.25p Carnival 2531p DOWN 8p De Vere 411.5p DOWN 6p EasyJet 333.5p UP 13.5p Ebookers 427p UP 12p EuroDisney 31.5p NO CHANGE Eurotunnel 37.25p DOWN 0.5p First Choice 137.5p UP 0.5p Hilton Group 227p UP 0.5p Holidaybreak 555p DOWN 1.5p Intercontinental 535.5p UP 9p Jarvis Hotels 146p NO CHANGE Jury’s Doyle 707.36p DOWN 0.58p Lastminute.com 218p DOWN 2p MyTravel 13p UP 0.5p P&O 229.5p DOWN 4.5p Queens Moat 8.5p NO CHANGE Rank Group 311p DOWN 4.25p Ryanair 338.94p UP 20.24p Stagecoach 90.5p UP 1.5p TBI 60.5p DOWN 0.25p