ISEQ falls despite Elan and Jurys gains
The ISEQ has ended the day 8.82 points lower at 6019.66 despite substantial gains by Elan and Jurys today.
The pharmaceutical giant had a good day as they recorded the highest rise on the stock exchange, a 48c rise to €5.30, while Jurys saw their share price climb 32c to €14.32 after the hotel group confirmed yesterday that it had received a takeover approach.
The Dublin index of shares wasn't helped by the financial stocks which all fell today.
AIB was down 10c to €16.40 while Bank of Ireland fell six cents to €12.22. Anglo Irish Bank dropped four cents to €9.56 and Irish Life and Permanent saw their share price fall seven cents to €12.98.
Drinks and snacks company C&C recouped some of their morning's losses to see their price finish 5c down to €3.25 after the announcement today of its first set of annual results since flotation.
Operating profit at the group was up 3.5% to €115.1m in the year to the end of February. C&C also reduced its net debt by €40m to €441m in the year.
