(AFX UK Focus) 2005-07-20 23:29 GMT: Wall Street airlines - Profit reports prop up airline stocks - UPDATE 2 (Interactive Investor)

SAN FRANCISCO (AFX) -- Airline stocks charged higher Wednesday after Continental Airlines and AMR Corp., American Airlines' parent, reported better-than-expected earnings but made clear that the burden of high jet-fuel prices remains a heavy one. The Amex Airline Index gained 2.5% to 53.37 points.

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Posted July 20, 2005

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