ISEQ down as Heiton and Ormonde declare

The ISEQ was down 11.44 points just before 11am, as two of its companies announced results.

Building company Heiton, which owns Atlantic Homecare, reported an increase in pre-tax profits to €28.8m, a rise of almost 30% on 2002. Despite this, the company’s shares were down 7c at €6.63 this morning.