Quiet optimism as ISEQ up 16% in 2009

THE value of Irish shares have risen for three months in a row, according to new figures.

After rising again in May the ISEQ index which measures the value of the shares listed on the Dublin exchange has gained 16.2% in the year to date.

As modest optimism takes hold the ISEQ has now rebounded 42% off the 2009 low reached in early March.