ISEQ continues to rise

The ISEQ index rose for the second consecutive day to close at 4376.40, a gain of 35.03 points.

Bank of Ireland surged 35c to 10.77, with over 13 million shares traded on the Irish market. Irish Life & Permanent advanced 12c to 11.25 and Anglo Irish Bank gained 15c to 6.85 following the release of strong results on Wednesday. Negative was AIB slipping 25c to 14.30 and IFG Group eased 6c to 45c.

The ISEQ financial index gained 60.40 points to 8735.82.