The ISEQ has slipped back 36.92 in morning trading today to 6,026.20 today, with banking shares all falling.
Shares in Allied Irish Bank slipped 6c to €14.30 today while shares in Bank of Ireland have fallen 10c to €10.65.
Anglo-Irish Bank shares have fallen 4c to €15.90. The bank today announced the final results for the year ended September 30 would be revealed next week
Irish Life & Permanent shares have dropped 10c to €13.15.
Shares in pharmaceutical giant Elan have fallen 19c to €22.60 today. Elan yesterday announced the European Committee for Medical Products for Human Use recommended its Prialt drug be indicated for use.
Meanwhile shares in Waterford Wedgewood have slipped slightly today. The company unveiled more disappointing trading figures today after seeing like-for-like sales slump 10% in October.
The most traded shares so far today are Kingspan, Anglo-Irish Bank, AIB, Bank of Ireland and CRH.