ISEQ closes down in Dublin

The ISEQ index of Irish shares closed down 58.02 at 5245.95, on the day that April’s Exchequer figures revealed a 20% increase on last year’s income tax receipts.

Anglo Irish Bank reported pre-tax profits of €228.6m for the six months to the end of March, up 48% on the same period a year earlier. Its share price was unchanged at €13.52.