Ryanair’s sharp rise helps ISEQ Index to rally

IN A mixed day for the markets the ISEQ Index rose 1.38% driven by good performances from some of the banks as well as a sharp rise in Ryanair.

The banks, including Anglo, AIB, Bank of Ireland, construction group CRH and Ryanair were the most heavily traded shares on the day.

Of those, Bank of Ireland was the only share to record a decline, down 1.31% to €7.50. Anglo rose 2.22% to end the day at €7.86 while Ryanair rose sharply to end up 6.8% at €3.23.