Saga (LON:SAGA) trades up as cruise demand and Ageas funds balance holiday warning
Saga plc shares swung higher on Tuesday, erasing early losses. The over-50s travel and insurance group said cruise bookings were still strong and its tie-up with Ageas SA/NV led to a £10.5 million payment. At 1309 BST, Google Finance showed Saga at 674.64p, up 12.25%. Earlier, Halifax’s feed had the shares 8% lower at 550.28p at 0930 BST. AJ Bell’s delayed quote was showing the shares at 666p to 669p, up 10.98% from the previous close of 601p. Google Finance listed a session range from 537p to 680p, with 2.03 million shares traded—roughly 2.6 times the 784,150 average.