Travel Stockwatch

Travel industry shares struggled to make much headway yesterday, despite the fact that London’s main indices managed to push ahead. The FTSE 100 index gained 0.4% in value, closing 15.8 points to the good at 4354.7, while the FTSE 250 gained 19.7 points to end the day at 5711.8, a rise also equivalent to 0.4%. It was one of the busiest days of the year so far, with 4.1 billion shares changing hands. Ebookers 413p DOWN 16p Lastminute.com 310.25p UP 0.25p First Choice 132.5p UP 1.25p MyTravel 14.25p UP 1.5p Alpha Airports 82p NO CHANGE British Airways 226.5p DOWN 10.5p EasyJet 271p DOWN 6p Eurotunnel 49p DOWN 0.25p Ryanair 444.46p DOWN 19.35p TBI 61.75p DOWN 0.25p