Travel Stockwatch

Wednesday, 03 Sep, 2003 0

Ryanair and British Airways show the way as Tuesday markets stall

It was mixed day for travel industry shares yesterday as London’s equity markets struggled to make any headway despite a busy day for dealers. The FTSE 100 index closed exactly where it had left off – at 4204.4 – while the FTSE 250 did slightly better and gained 41.5 points to close at 4687.3, a gain of 0.7 per cent. More than 3.5 billion shares were traded before the 6pm count.

Among the airlines, Ryanair had a good day, gaining 13p to close at 449p, while British Airways managed to add 4.25p to close at 199p. EasyJet added 1.25p to end the day at 245.25p.

Online retailers struggled; ebookers lost 1.5p to close at 573.5p and lastminute.com fell back 2.5p for a closing price of 286p. First Choice Holidays lost 1.5p to close at 110.5p and MyTravel was static at 24p.



 



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