Greencore in demand on mixed day

YESTERDAY was a mixed day for the European markets, the Irish Market was no different, gaining just 0.89 points to close at 4655.40.

The biggest mover was food stock Greencore with an increase of 30c to 3.20. This was attributed to heavy trading by one large institutional transaction. IAWS also showed gains of 24c to 9.05, following strong earnings performance at its Canadian operations.

In the banking sector Anglo Irish Bank, which reached its year high earlier in the week, eased 8c to 10.19. AIB and Bank of Ireland lost 1c and 9c respectively.