Stock exchange surplus doubles

THE Irish Stock Exchange saw its annual surplus more than double last year.

Accounts for the stock exchange, just filed at the Companies Registration Office, show the annual surplus before tax rose from €4.5 million in 2003 to €10.2m at the end of last year.

Income for the year rose sharply, from €13.6m to €17.1m and administration expenses were flat at €9.6m.