Good day for banks as AIB adds 37c
In the Financial Sector, AIB jumped 37c to €18.49, with over 3.2 million shares traded, while rival Bank of Ireland added 1c to €13.66. Anglo Irish climbed 20c to €11.65, leaving only Irish Life & Permanent in negative territory, down 20c at €18.20. Construction giant CRH gained 15c to cross the line at €25.15, while Grafton and Kingspan also closed up, 12c and 3c respectively.
Other main movers on the day included FBD, which finished 60c higher at €36.45. Fyffes announced yesterday that it expects to trade in line with expectations for 2006. The stock remained unchanged on the day at €1.36.
