Travel Stockwatch
Thursday markets see some go up and some go down
Travel industry shares enjoyed mixed fortunes on London’s equity markets yesterday as the main indices enjoyed a positive session.
The FTSE 100 index ended the day 0.6 per cent stronger; having spent much of the day in negative territory it ended the day 25.2 points to the good at 4095.6. The FTSE 250 did not fare quite as well and lost 3.7 points to close at 5292.3.
Online retailers enjoyed vastly different fortunes; ebookers lost 30p to close at 522.5p, while lastminute.com continues to impress investors and gained 8.5p for a 254p finish.
Among the airlines, British Airways lost three quarters of a penny to close at 163p, easyjet was static at 232p and Ryanair slid 2p to close at 424.5p.
First Choice Holidays was unchanged at 117p for the second day running, while MyTravel added half a penny to end the day at 28p.
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