Market advances in mixed trade

SHARES in Dublin continued to rise after a rather mixed day trading-wise, with little in the way of corporate newsflows to boost volumes.

The ISEQ index finished the day up 31.93 at 6797.94.

AIB and Bank of Ireland rose by 25c and 5c respectively. Irish Life and Permanent gained 8c, while Anglo-Irish was 13c stronger at €11.30.