UK's easyJet shares jump after annual forecast boost
** Shares in UK's easyJet EZJ.L gain as much as 6.3% to 454.3p after co increased its annual forecast for its holidays division
** Hargreaves Lansdown finds Q3 numbers 'a little better than expected' and adds they give a respite following the share price instability for UK airlines due to Ryanair's results
** On Monday, shares of industry peer Ryanair RYA.I crashed after profits slumped as ticket prices plunged
** "Investors were bracing for a challenging quarter after Ryanair's fare collapse on Monday. They didn't get it," Bernstein says
** It adds, the gap between Europe's two largest airlines raises questions, especially as Ryanair cites widespread weakness despite its significant presence in easyJet's main markets
** JP Morgan notes that despite a large weakening in demand/pricing reported by rival Ryanair earlier this week, easyJet's outlook for peak summer appears 'ok' while the market has been expecting the worst
** Barclays says the results are of a "very different tone to Ryanair on Monday," and thinks easyJet benefits, among others, from its more upmarket customer demographic and more modest capacity growth
** Up to the previous session's close, EZJ shares were down 16.1% YTD
Reporting by Marta Serafinko
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