Trading in equities up 20% to €65.8bn

TRADING in equities on the Irish Stock Exchange in the first half of 2006 was €65.8 billion — up 20% over the same period in 2005.

Average daily equity turnover rose to€526 million from €441m in first half of 2005.

Daily transactions done on the equity market are up 22% in the first half of 2006 to 3,843. Four new companies entered the Irish Enterprise Exchange this year.