EasyJet shares soar on rising passenger figures

Travel and tourism shares marked time yesterday as London’s main equity indices managed to make reasonable gains.

The FTSE 100 index added 29.6 points to end the day at 4977, while the FTSE 250 put on 22 points to end the day at 7239.5.

The biggest move of the day came at easyJet, which added 9.25p to close at 224p after reporting that passenger numbers in March reached 2.57 million – up from two million in the same month last year.

Alpha Airports 95.5p NO CHANGE

Avis Europe 69p UP 1.25p

BAA 593p UP 3.5p

British Airways 270.25p UP 2.75p

CNG Travel Group 64p NO CHANGE

Carnival 2881p UP 3p

CenterParcs 65.25p UP 0.25p

De Vere 565.5p UP 3.5p

EasyJet 224p UP 9.25p

ebookers 319.5p NO CHANGE

EuroDisney 9.5p NO CHANGE

Eurotunnel 15.75p UP 0.25p

First Choice 175.75p UP 1.25p

Hilton Group 296.75p DOWN 0.5p

Holidaybreak 620p DOWN 10p

Intercontinental 624.5p UP 2p

Lastminute.com 119p UP 1p

MyTravel 5.5p NO CHANGE

P&O 292p UP 4.25p

Rank Group 280.5p DOWN 4.5p

Ryanair 418p UP 1.375p

Stagecoach 106.5p DOWN 0.5p

Report by Tim Gillett, News From Abroad Ltd www.newsfromabroad.com