Irish stocks maintain advance

IRISH stocks continued their advance yesterday climbing 2.6% as details of the government’s bank guarantee sank in.

The ISEQ index closed up 90.66 points at 3,641.29 as attention turned to the US Senate and the rescue package. The ISEF Index of financial stocks rose 6.3% to 4,382.82.

AIB rose 1.7% and Bank of Ireland jumped 8.8% adding 10c and 35c to €6 and €4.30. Anglo-Irish gained almost another 8% to €4.15. Irish Life and Permanent continued the trend increasing 19% to €5.509.