Travel Stockwatch

It was yet another difficult day for travel and tourism shares yesterday, despite London’s main equity index making a small gain. The FTSE 100 index managed to gain 3.3 points to close at 4545 despite being in negative territory for most of the session, while the FTSE 250 lost 57.5 points to end the day at 6302. British Airways had another tough day, losing 11.25p to close at 309p, while EasyJet and Ryanair also suffered, dropping 9.5p to 318.5p and 7.375p to 318p respectively. Alpha Airports 72.5p DOWN 2p BAA 540.25p UP 1.25p British Airways 309p DOWN 11.25p Carnival 2579p UP 58p De Vere 420p DOWN 2p EasyJet 318.5p DOWN 9.5p Ebookers 456p DOWN 10p EuroDisney 29.5p NO CHANGE Eurotunnel 37.25p DOWN 0.75p First Choice 144.5p DOWN 2.5p Hilton Group 226p DOWN 2p Holidaybreak 589p DOWN 5p Intercontinental 523p DOWN 15p Lastminute.com 222.5p DOWN 1p MyTravel 15p UP 1.25p P&O 236.75p DOWN 0.25p Rank Group 323.5p UP 3.5p Ryanair 318p DOWN 7.375p Stagecoach 83p DOWN 1.25p TBI 66.5p DOWN 0.5p Report by Tim Gillett, News From Abroad