Market slips again after profit-taking

SHARES in Dublin slipped for the second day running with profit-taking still on the agenda.

The ISEQ fell 37.05 points to 7177.28 at the closing bell. The banking sector finished in negative territory overall with AIB up 2c to €17.92 while competitor Bank of Ireland dipped 8c to €13.34 with almost five million shares changing hands. In the second line, Anglo Irish added 2c to €12.17 while Irish Life and Permanent advanced 11c to €16.24.

A similar story in construction left CRH lower, down 12c to €24.30. Grafton Group and Kingspan also finished in the red, down 7c and 19c. On the upside, McInerney strengthened 23c to €10.63.