Sunday, March 21, 2010 Previous editions
The value of Irish shares soared 4%, as the ISEQ index of Irish shares finished the day 112.09 points ahead on 2,923.82.
The financial sector enjoyed a much-needed recovery after some recent volatility. Bank of Ireland enjoyed the biggest climb in the sector, shooting up 34c to €1.75. Irish Life and Permanent was up 32c to €4.65 and Allied Irish Banks improved 24c to €1.69.
The construction sector also enjoyed a good day. CRH led the way, ballooning by 57c to €17.61. Kingspan (up 30c to €5.70) and Grafton Group (up 19c to €3.39) also did well.
Tullow Oil (up 66c to €13.50), Paddy Power (up 56c to €21.14) and DCC (up 30c to €18) were some of the other star performers today.
Pharmaceutical giant Elan gained 17c to €3.95. Irish Continental Group and Merrion Pharmacies both gained 15c to finish on €13.15 and €3.35 respectively.
The only loss of significance came for Kerry Group, which sunk 22c to €20.18.
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