They helped pull London’s FTSE 100 index up 0.4%, or 24.56 points by the end of the day, reaching 6,963.12. Continuing the good news for the sector, the top performers on the smaller FTSE 250 index included travel companies Tui and easyJet. Shares rose 3.6% following the news. Hostelworld shares rose 1.4% after close to one in three shareholder votes were cast against a pay deal it had awarded to its bosses. Shares rose 0.6%.

Source: Irish Independent April 26, 2021 16:39 UTC