Market slips back after gains

The Irish market lost ground yesterday following the previous day’s record high. The Dublin exchange dropped 21.74 to 9,911.51.

AIB added 10c to €23.75. Bank of Ireland dropped 7c to €18.31. Anglo Irish was 15c behind at €16.40 while Irish Life and Permanent surged 30c to €22.65.

The construction sector closed in negative territory overall. CRH fell 35c to €33.10. Grafton dipped 15c to €12.73. Kingspan was 33c lower at €20.40. McInerney bucked the trend gaining 7c to €16.45.