AIB falls but market rises overall
In the financial sector AIB gave up 9c to €20.06 after announcing plans for the sale and leaseback of 12 of its Dublin branches which are expected to fetch up to €80 million. Bank of Ireland shed 7c to €14.80 while Anglo-Irish and Irish Life & Permanent gained 30c and 10c respectively.
In construction CRH climbed 30c to €25.80 despite a decline in sales of new and existing homes in the US. Grafton Group eased back 5c to €10.25 while Kingspan added 3c to €13.98.