ISEQ down over 25 points

The ISEQ index of Irish shares was valued at 2,665.69 points at close of trading today, for a drop of 25.72.

Index majors on the fallers' board included DCC, down 40c to 14.75; CRH, falling 32c to 15.53; Tullow Oil, shedding 20c to 10.85; Ryanair, down 16c to 3.18; FBD Holdings, 11c off at 6.99, and Greencore, falling 6c to 1.26.

Financial stocks were also on a downward trend, with AIB off 4c to 1.70, Bank of Ireland down 14c to 1.53, and Irish Life & Permanent falling 20c to 3.31.

Heading the risers meanwhile was drugmaker Elan, rising 91c or 19% to 5.70 on the back of a $1bn (€713m) investment by US pharma giant Johnson and Johnson.

Elan was joined in positive territory by Paddy Power, up 34c to 17.00; C&C, rising 4c to 2.48; Glanbia, adding 2c to 2.27, and Kerry Group, also up 2c to 16.70.