Irish stocks fail to excite

European and US markets recover a small amount of the ground lost yesterday.

Markets remained quiet as investors and market participants alike sought a catalyst as a disappointing US earnings season continued and a lack of clarity in Europe continued to depress markets. The Iseq index finished up 19.58 points at 3,211.41.

The financials were slightly ahead. Bank of Ireland closed as it finished on Tuesday at 9.3c. AIB and Permanent TSB Group remained flat to close at 5.5c and 2.4c. FBD Holdings followed the trend moving on 5.1c to €9.65.

CRH gained 17c to €13.68 while Grafton Group was 19c better off at €3.40. Kingspan gained 125c to €8.12.

Food producer Aryzta added 44c or 1.2% to finish at €37.84 on a day where Irish stocks failed to excite.