Market rise mirrors European trend
Market heavyweight AIB was unchanged at €20.30 after trading as high as €20.40. Rival Bank of Ireland added 5c finishing up at €14.80. Anglo Irish and Irish Life and Permanent were 12c and 3c higher at €12 and €19.25 respectively.
In the construction sector CRH gained 17c to €25.59. Kingspan Group was 7c stronger at €13.92. Grafton Group bucked the trend, weakening 8c to €10.23.