Financials gain as Viridian plummets

It was a good day for the ISEQ, with the Dublin share index climbing 42.85 points to 5427.76.

The financials performed well, particularly Bank of Ireland, which gained 27c (2.6%) to close at €10.80. Irish Life and Permanent closed up 17c at €12.47, while AIB was up 10c at €12.36. Anglo Irish Bank finished the day at €12.98, an increase of 8c on its starting share price.