The ISEQ index of Irish shares slipped 60.86 points to 6622.47 today.
The financial houses were among the main fallers. AIB dipped €0.08 to €14.70 while Anglo fell €0.30 to €9.51.
IL&P was down €0.50 to €10.70 and BoI slid €0.52 to €9.60.
Elan remained steady following an announcement, by DavyStockbrokers, that revenues for its drug Tysabri could be 18% ahead of forecasts in the US. Their share value stayed at €16.90.