Travel Stockwatch

It was a mixed day for travel industry shares yesterday as London’s equity markets fell back slightly after a positive week. The FTSE 100 index dropped 0.3 per cent in value, losing 13.8 points to close at 4378.2, while the FTSE 250 gained slightly, adding 12.0 points to close at 5812.0. Easily the best performer was TBI, which soared 10.5p to close at 72p after the German construction giant Hochtief said its airport division HTA was considering a takeover. Ebookers 430p UP 6.5p Lastminute.com 278.25p DOWN 13.75p First Choice 134p NO CHANGE MyTravel 11.25p UP 0.25p Alpha Airports 77p NO CHANGE British Airways 229p UP 1p EasyJet 286.25p DOWN 0.75p Eurotunnel 49.5p DOWN 1p Ryanair 446.03p UP 1.11p TBI 72p UP 10.5p As from next week, News From Abroad will add the following shares to its Travel Stockwatch column: Carnival, De Vere Group, Euro Disney, Hilton, Holidaybreak, Intercontinental, Jarvis, Jurys Doyle Hotels, Queens Moat, Rank, BAA, P&O, and Stagecoach. If there are any other stocks you would like to see featured, please let us know.