Market little changed in quiet trading

THE ISEQ Index closed relatively unchanged yesterday as the market was bereft of any significant news.

The Dublin Exchange closed down 0.31 points at 9,384.30.

AIB fell 10c to €20.70 while Bank of Ireland gained 12c to finish at €15.29. Anglo Irish jumped 24c to €15.50 and Irish Life & Permanent dropped 3c to €18.67.

Drinks company C&C slumped 52c to €10.21 on fears a wet start to the summer might hamper Magners sales growth in Britain.

Elsewhere, Ryanair shed 3c to close at €5 after saying the share buyback had started on Monday with 8 million shares purchased at an average price of €4.9497.