Strong performances by industry shares

Monday, 17 Aug, 2004 0

There were some impressive performances by travel and tourism shares yesterday as London’s main equity indices surged ahead.

 

The FTSE 100 index added 48.7 points to end the day at 4350.2, while the FTSE 250 gained 24.3 points to close at 5881.6.

 

British Airways added 8.5p to close at 216.25p as global oil prices dropped slightly, while P&O gained 9.75p to close at 233p after the Swiss broker UBS upgraded the stock to a “buy”.

 

Other strong performers in the sector included ebookers, which added 17.5p to 140p after reporting encouraging results. Lastminute.com had a similar day, adding 7p to 111.5p.

 

Alpha Airports 82.5p DOWN 1p

BAA 554.5p UP 3.5p
British Airways 216.25p UP 8.5p
Carnival 2506p UP 40p

De Vere 420p DOWN 9p
EasyJet 140p UP 1p

ebookers 140p UP 17.5p

EuroDisney 19.5p DOWN 1p
Eurotunnel 13.75p DOWN 0.75p

First Choice 116.5p DOWN 0.75p
Hilton Group 250p UP 6.5p

Holidaybreak 477p UP 2.5p

Intercontinental 548p UP 5p

Lastminute.com 111.5p UP 7p
MyTravel 4.5p DOWN 0.5p
P&O 233p UP 9.75p
Rank Group 286.5p DOWN 0.75p  

Ryanair 289.76p UP 1.46p

Stagecoach 86.25p UP 1.25p

TBI 67p UP 1p

 

Report by Tim Gillett, News From Abroad



 



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