ISEQ in black
17/02/2006 - 11:27:15The ISEQ index of Irish shares rose 7.64 points to 7737.32 this morning.
Building materials group CRH shares were among the most traded this morning. The company has seen a fall of 4c to €26.50 so far today.
Figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) showed today that December was a bumper month for jobs in the construction sector, where employment increased by 2.9% compared to December 2004.
Builders Grafton saw a 9c rise to €9.44 today.
In the financial sector, AIB saw a 22c surge to €19.40, while Anglo Irish Bank rose 1c to €12.92. Stocks in both banks are among the top five most-traded so far today.
Bank of Ireland fell 8c to 14.57, while Irish Life and Permanent was also down, seeing a 5c fall to €17.80.
