ISEQ up nearly 8% as banks put in strong performance

SHARE indices rose in 17 of the 18 western European markets yesterday with the ISEQ Index closing up 7.96%.

It was the third day of strong gains in Dublin that saw the market close up more than €4.3 billion on Monday, when the index fell over 3%.

On the ISEQ the banks were the big gainers, even if coming off a very low base.