Travel Stockwatch

There were several good performances among travel and tourism shares yesterday as London’s main equity indices pushed ahead. The FTSE 100 index gained 30.2 points to close at 4518.1 – it’s highest closing mark since July 2002 – while the broader-based FTSE 250 gained 29.3 points to end the day at 6137.4. The best performers on the “News From Abroad Index” were Ryanair, which gained 21.13p to close at 523.4p, and lastminute.com, which added 8.25p to end the day at 238.25p. Alpha Airports 88.5p NO CHANGE BAA 510p DOWN 4.25p British Airways 298.5p UP 5.75p Carnival 2483p UP 31p De Vere 445p DOWN 6p EasyJet 380p UP 7.25p Ebookers 496p UP 6p EuroDisney 30p NO CHANGE Eurotunnel 40.75p DOWN 2.5p First Choice 139p NO CHANGE Hilton Group 240.75p UP 0.5p Holidaybreak 572.5p DOWN 3p Intercontinental 570p DOWN 3.5p Jarvis Hotels 145.75p DOWN 0.75p Jury’s Doyle 687p UP 6.53p Lastminute.com 238.25p UP 8.25p MyTravel 13.39p DOWN 0.11p P&O 258.5p UP 0.75p Queens Moat 8.5p NO CHANGE Rank Group 297.75p UP 2.75p Ryanair 523.4p UP 21.13p Stagecoach 89.25p DOWN 2.25p TBI 67.25p NO CHANGE