Banks recapitalisation weighs heavily
In the financial sector, AIB dived 16c to 93c, Bank of Ireland fell 10c to 61c, Irish Life & Permanent weakened 29c to 1.65, while insurance group FBD Holdings moved up 40c close at e8.50.
In the construction sector, CRH declined 27c to e18.59, Kingspan decreased 15c to e2.31 and Grafton Group lost 14c to e1.63.