Banks down again

IRISH banks continued their bad run yesterday, losing ground for another day as the ISEQ plunged 4.2%.

AIB fell 6.7% to €1.14 while Bank of Ireland slipped almost 2% to €1.40. Irish Life and Permanent decreased 5% to €2.27.

Airlines also fell with Aer Lingus losing almost 3% to 69 cent and Ryanair also falling 3% to €3.10. CRH fell 4.8% to €18.14.