Travel stocks reflect uncertain markets
There were ups and downs for travel and tourism shares yesterday, reflecting similar movements on London’s equity markets. The benchmark FTSE 100 index lost 27.1 points to close at 4385.7, while the FTSE 250 gained 7.8 points to end the day at 6259.4. Among the biggest movers were British Airways, which lost 9.5p to close at 276.5p, Ebookers, which ended the day 9p to the good at 292p, and First Choice, which added 3p to close at 134p. Alpha Airports 78.5p DOWN 1p BAA 515p DOWN 3p British Airways 276.5p DOWN 9.5p Carnival 2549p UP 3p De Vere 445p UP 3.75p EasyJet 307p UP 4.75p Ebookers 292p UP 9p EuroDisney 27p UP 1p Eurotunnel 34p DOWN 0.5p First Choice 134p UP 3p Hilton Group 2275p DOWN 2.25p Holidaybreak 566p UP 3p Intercontinental 497p UP 3.5p Lastminute.com 197p DOWN 2.5p MyTravel 9p DOWN 0.75p P&O 224p UP 1.5p Rank Group 335p UP 8.5p Ryanair 306p DOWN 4.675p Stagecoach 78.75p UP 0.5p TBI 67.25p UP 0.75p Report by Tim Gillett, News From Abroad
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