ISEQ up slightly
The ISEQ index of Irish shares moved up somewhat today, gaining 5.06 points to 6,429.23.
Irish Life & Permanent was the only riser among the financials, up 18c to €11.47. Anglo Irish Bank was the worst performer, dropping 15c to €9.35. Bank of Ireland and Allied Irish Bank both shed 5c to €8.70 and €13.66 respectively.
Today saw some huge gains, the biggest coming for construction giant CRH, which shot up 78c to €24.38. Icon also showed an impressive 50c jump to €48.50.
The news was not as good elsewhere however. In the food and drink sector, Iaws declined 39c to €15.91, with Glanbia down 11c to €5.04.
Dragon Oil was down 19c to €8.86, with CPL losing €2.08. Other significant losses included Elan (down 16c to €17.54), Irish Continental Group (down 15c to €20.30) and FBD (down 14c to €26.85).
