Shares in Irish market slip

SHARES in the Irish market slipped for the second day with AIB going ex-dividend and nervous investors selling Elan. The ISEQ Index fell 12.36 points to 7915.94 at the closing bell.

The financial sector gave up 67.82 points overall as AIB went ex-dividend and paid 42.3c per share to shareholders, ending the day at €19.67.

In construction, CRH firmed 15c to €27.61 while Grafton rose 7c to €10.37. On the losing side, Kingspan gave up 21c to €11.91.

Elsewhere, food company Glanbia reported full year results in line with market expectations but shed 9c to €2.66.