Market claws back more ground

THE ISEQ index improved a further 166.04 points to 5,060.51 as better-than-expected results from the world‘s largest bank Citigroup moved the index further forward.

The banks followed up Friday’s gains with AIB up 26c to €8.76, Bank of Ireland jumped 37c to €5.94, Anglo Irish Bank surged 56c to €5.96, while Irish Life & Permanent added 38c to €6.05.

In the construction sector, CRH gained 27c to €17.92, Kingspan surged 58c to €7.28, while Grafton Group gained 30c to finish the day at €3.58.