Travel Stockwatch

There were mixed fortunes for travel and tourism stocks yesterday as London’s equity markets failed to make any serious headway. The FTSE 100 index fell back 5.3 points to close at 4456.1, while the broader-based FTSE 250 gained a modest 22.8 points to end the day at 6038.9. Probably the best performer of the day was P&O, whose shares rose 9.25p to 253.75p after one broker said the shares were under-performing in terms of the total market. Alpha Airports 86.5p UP 2p BAA 512.75p DOWN 1.25p British Airways 294.25p UP 3.5p Carnival 2372p UP 52p De Vere 445.25p DOWN 2.25p EasyJet 377p UP 6.5p Ebookers 471.5 UP 6.5p EuroDisney 30p NO CHANGE Eurotunnel 43.25p DOWN 0.75p First Choice 138.25p UP 0.25p Hilton Group 237.5p UP 0.75p Holidaybreak 573p DOWN 5p Intercontinental 576p NO CHANGE Jarvis Hotels 146.5p NO CHANGE Jury’s Doyle 683.36p UP 7.17p Lastminute.com 216p DOWN 7p MyTravel 12.5p UP 0.3p P&O 253.25p UP 9.25p Queens Moat 8.5p NO CHANGE Rank Group 292p UP 2.75p Ryanair 489.69p UP 3.25p Stagecoach 89.75p UP 2.75p TBI 67.25p DOWN 0.25p