ISEQ’s 12% value rise points to best Q1 since 2000

The Irish stock exchange has completed its best first quarter since 2000, adding as much as 12% to its overall index value and an extra €18bn in market capitalisation.

The most valuable stock traded on the ISEQ is the building material holding company CRH. CRH alone accounts for 22% of the total value of the ISEQ.

Despite CRH’s importance to the ISEQ, it has not been a driver of the recent growth. CRH recorded a marginal fall of 0.4% for the first quarter of trading.