Banks lead ISEQ retreat

THE ISEQ fell back into negative territory yesterday. The Irish exchange closed down 83.21 points to 7566.69.

Market heavyweight AIB was 24c weaker at €18.70. Bank of Ireland was unchanged at €13.95. Irish Life and Permanent was 29c lower at €17.90. Anglo Irish finished in positive territory adding 20c to €11.85.

CRH plunged back 65c to €26.65. Grafton Group finished up 14c at €10.64. Kingspan dipped 2c to €13.25 as SIG one of its important customers for insulation products reported a solid performance in its trading update.