THE Irish market ended the day in positive territory yesterday despite lingering in the red for much of the day with light trading volumes due to the US bank holiday.
The ISEQ closed up 7.21 points at 2,807.11. The financials had a mixed day with the debate continuing over the future of Anglo Irish. AIB gained 1.2c to 80.7c while Bank of Ireland weakened by 1c to 76.5c. Irish Life & Permanent jumped 7.5c to €1.80 with FBD Holdings giving up 2.6c to €6.81.
In construction, CRH continued to gain ground, climbing 21.5c to €13.66. Kingspan edged higher by 1.1c to €5.60 as did Grafton Group which added 1.4c to €2.85.
Elsewhere, pharmaceutical company Elan climbed 8.1c to €3.61, bookmaker Paddy Power was unchanged at €27.50, while Smurfit Kappa declined by 7c to €7.52.
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This appeared in the printed version of the Irish Examiner Tuesday, September 07, 2010
