Travel Stockwatch

Thursday, 18 Sep, 2003 0

Industry shares made modest progress yesterday as London’s equity markets endured a topsy-turvy day. The FTSE 100 index spent most of the day in positive territory but fell back later in the day to end 0.1% lower at 4293.0, a fall of 6.0 points.

The FTSE 250 did better, gaining 22.3 points to close at 5689.8 – an increase of 0.4%. One of the busiest days in recent months saw dealers trade 3.6 billion shares.

Among the airlines, British Airways put on 3.75p to close at 185.25, easyJet gained 7.5p for a 237.75p finish, and Ryanair ended the day at 459.5p, up 5p.

There were differing fortunes for online retailers; ebookers lost a penny to close at 590p while lastminute.com had a great session, putting on 13.5p to end the day at 271.5p.

First Choice Holidays gained 1.5p to close at 126p and MyTravel lost 1.5p to end the day at 21p after two consecutive days of gains.



 



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