Market static on state of eurozone
In the financial sector, Bank of Ireland slipped 0.4c to 8.6c. AIB gained 0.4c to 7c. Irish Life & Permanent was unchanged at 3.3c, while insurance group FBD Holdings fell 26.4c to €8.10.
In the construction sector, CRH has announced it has transferred its 49% holding in Portuguese building materials company, Secil, to Semapa and has received net cash proceeds of €564.5m. Shares CRH dropped 12c to €13.77. Grafton remained at €3.11, while Kingspan progressed 0.4c to €7.34.