ISEQ up as financials enjoy positive morning
16/11/2006 - 11:35:19The ISEQ index of shares was up 32.26 points to 8756.84 in early trading today.
Bank of Ireland shares were up 20c to €16.20 as it reported a 5% rise in its pre-tax profits during the six months to the end of September this year.
The bank says it made profits of €887m between April and September, up from €848m in the same period last year.
It says profits before tax in its Irish retail business were up by a massive 26% to €339m.
The other financials followed suit as Anglo Irish rose 15c to €14.45, AIB shares were up 12c to €21.61, while Irish Life & Permanent saw a 5c rise to €19.32.
