Travel Stockwatch

There were few drastic movements among travel and tourism shares yesterday as London’s equity markets failed to make any serious headway after three days of losses. The FTSE 100 index gained just 1.5 points to close at 4447, while the FTSE 250 did slightly better, gaining 145 points to end the day at 6050. British Airways gained 6p to 291.25p as rumours circulated that the carrier is set to lay off some 3,000 staff; Ryanair, by way of contrast, fell back 13.29p. Alpha Airports 82.5p DOWN 3.5p BAA 505.5p DOWN 7p British Airways 291.25p UP 6p Carnival 2455p UP 6p De Vere 424p UP 1p EasyJet 355p UP 4.75p Ebookers 448p DOWN 2p EuroDisney 30p NO CHANGE Eurotunnel 40p DOWN 0.25p First Choice 134.75p DOWN 1.25p Hilton Group 228.75p UP 1p Holidaybreak 568p UP 1p Intercontinental 540.5p DOWN 9p Jarvis Hotels 146p NO CHANGE Jury’s Doyle 700.78p UP 7.15p Lastminute.com 216p DOWN 4p MyTravel 14p UP 1p P&O 237.5p DOWN 2.25p Queens Moat 8.5p NO CHANGE Rank Group 302.5p UP 9.25p Ryanair 468.8p DOWN 13.29p Stagecoach 85.75p UP 1p TBI 61.25p NO CHANGE