Travel Stockwatch
There were mixed fortunes for travel industry shares yesterday as London’s equity markets made late gains to finish the day in positive territory.
The FTSE 100 index ended the day 39.9 points to the good at 4209.1, a gain of 1%, while the FTSE 250 gained 52.2 points to end the day at 5529.1.
Airline shares did well; British Airways added 1.75p to close at 173.25p, easyJet put on 1.25p to end the day at 225.75, and Ryanair gained 9.5p for a 419.5p finish.
In other sectors things were not so good; ebookers lost 24p to close at 510 after admitting that its summer sales had not been as good as expected, while lastminute.com also edged backwards, losing 5.5p for a closing price of 255.5p.
First Choice lost 4p for a 114p close, while MyTravel crept forward a quarter of a penny to end the session at 19.75p.
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