Travel Stockwatch

Travel and tourism shares had a mainly negative session yesterday as London’s equity markets failed to make any serious headway. The FTSE 100 index lost 9.3 points to end the day at 4381.4, while the FTSE 250 did slightly better and gained 33.5 points to end the day at 6057.4. British Airways dropped 12.5p to 292.5p; The Guardian reports that dealers “used renewed fears of Al Qaeda attacks as an excuse to take profits”, while Ryanair fell 19.14p ahead of today’s EU decision on whether it has acted illegally in receiving subsidies. Easyjet followed suit, dropping 18.5p to 320p. Alpha Airports 81p NO CHANGE BAA 522.25p UP 7.5p British Airways 292.5p DOWN 12.5p Carnival 2539p UP 30p De Vere 417.5p DOWN 1.75p EasyJet 320p DOWN 18.5p Ebookers 415p DOWN 2p EuroDisney 31.5p NO CHANGE Eurotunnel 37.75p DOWN 2p First Choice 137p UP 0.25p Hilton Group 226.25p DOWN 3.5p Holidaybreak 556.5p DOWN 1p Intercontinental 526.5p DOWN 13.5p Jarvis Hotels 146p NO CHANGE Jury’s Doyle 707.84p UP 17.15p Lastminute.com 220p UP 3p MyTravel 12.5p DOWN 0.75p P&O 234p DOWN 6.75p Queens Moat 8.5p NO CHANGE Rank Group 315.25p DOWN 6.75p Ryanair 318.70p DOWN 19.14p Stagecoach 89p UP 0.5p TBI 60.75p NO CHANGE