Market nudges slightly ahead

Irish shares nudged ahead slightly again having spent much of the day in the red as investors capitalised on last week’s sharp gains.

The iseq Index closed up 1.39 points to 3,263.29.

Banking stocks all traded weaker with the exception of AIB which gained 0.2c to 5.3c. Bank of Ireland dipped by 0.2c to 9.5c while Permanent TSB Group lost 0.1c to 2.45c. Insurer FDB Holdings was unchanged at €9.20.