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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Nick Fletcher

EasyJet climbs despite market sell-off

easyJet overcomes stormy market conditions.
easyJet overcomes stormy market conditions. Photograph: Tony Margiocchi / Barcroft Media/Tony Margiocchi / Barcroft Media

Amid the market sell-off - the FTSE 100 is currently down 104 points or 1.5% - there are a handful of bright spots.

RSA Insurance and Aviva are both up after their latest updates, while easyJet has climbed 6p to £17.79 after April passenger numbers rose 3.8% year on year to 6m. The increase came despite the airline cancelling 602 flights during the month, mainly due to air traffic control strikes in France. Liberum issued a buy note following the latest statistics, despite growth being slower than in the past couple of months.

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