ISEQ up after mixed trade
The financial stocks had a mixed day overall with Allied Irish Banks finishing 13c lower at 13.00 and Anglo Irish Bank down 10 to 5.88. First Active remained unchanged at 4.75. Irish Life and Permanent lost 5c to 12.20. Bank of Ireland gained 25c to close at 12.05.
Overall the ISEQ Financial index closed 29.47 higher to 8751.63. Main movers on the day were CRH adding 45c to 15.10 and Independent News and Media falling 3c to 1.60. CRH's price improvement was assisted by UBS Warburg revising the building materials recommendation to a 'strong buy'.
