Iseq-quoted companies worth €105bn as trading rises

Trading in the Irish market has risen by 26% to over €10bn in the first quarter of 2012, adding 20% to the value of Iseq-quoted companies which are now collectively worth €105bn.

The Irish Stock Exchange (ISE) yesterday released figures showing that equity trading in the Irish market increased by 26.2% to over €10bn in Q1, with the value of Iseq-quoted companies rising by 20.9%.

Equity turnover rose to almost €10.4bn during the first quarter of 2012, according to the ISE’s quarterly update, published yesterday. This represented an increase of 26.2% on the figures recorded during the last quarter [Q4 2011: €8.2bn] and was similar to levels recorded during the first quarter of 2011.