First Active up on weak day
The highlight among the financial stocks was First Active which gained 25c to 5.70 following the announcement of their final results, where the company stated that it intends to return about €160 million of surplus capital to investors. Bank of Ireland fell 18c to 9.25, Anglo Irish Bank slipped 6c to 6.64, while Allied Irish Bank and Irish Life & Permanent were unchanged at 12.45 and 10.20, respectively. Overall the ISEQ financial index dropped 47.76 points to 7724.78.
Food stocks were weaker, with Kerry Group losing 10c to 12.30, IAWS Group dropped 5c to 7.60 and Greencore eased 9c to 2.48.
