ISEQ ends the day 84 points worse off
Dublin's stock exchange has tumbled 84.95 points to end the day at 7,842.2 as the financials and insurer FBD Holdings endured a negative day.
Foremost among the falers in the financial sector were Allied Irish Bank who fell 45c to €18.75.
Anglo Irish Bank fell 21c to €12.86. Irish Life and Permanent slipped 3c at €19.87.
Bank of Ireland (BoI) went down 10c to €14.80. BoI this morning announced it had appointed a new head for its loan syndications operation in the UK.
Insurer FBD fell 50c to €38.50.
Dragon Oil gained 30c to €2.90 following news that production has begun again following a blocked pipeline offshore Turkmenistan.
Ryanair fell 14c to €7.39. The airline is pressurising the Polish government to reform airport management in the country and open a secondary airport for Warsaw.
In the construction sector, Abbey rose 16c to €11.20 while CRH fell 35c to €28.33.
Elan slipped 5c to €11.65. The pharmaceutical this morning announced March dates for its first-quarter results and AGM.
