Travel Stockwatch
There were mixed fortunes for travel industry shares yesterday as London’s equity markets failed to make much headway. The FTSE 100 index added 13.1 points to end the day at 4392.0, while the broader-based FTSE 250 put on 19.8 points to end the day at 5800.0. Performer of the day, without doubt, was Lastminute.com, which added 16p to close at 292p. What is more, The Times is predicting that the shares will grow in value in coming months and is rating them as a “buy”. Ebookers 423.5p DOWN 6.5p Lastminute.com 292p UP 16p First Choice 134p DOWN 1p MyTravel 11p DOWN 0.25p Alpha Airports 77p UP 1p British Airways 228p UP 3.5p EasyJet 287p UP 7p Eurotunnel 50.5p DOWN 0.5p Ryanair 444.93p UP 0.36p TBI 61.5p UP 2.25p
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