Stock rallies 2.3% as Aer Lingus advances on bid speculation

IRISH stock rallied 2.3% yesterday in their first full day of trading since Christmas.

Britain also became the first equity market among the biggest developed economies to recover its loss from Lehman Brothers Holdings’s collapse as raw-material producers and banks rallied.

Aer Lingus advanced 7.8% following reports that Ryanair will probably make a third bid for the airline.