ISEQ rises 21 points

Dublin's stock exchange ended on a positive note today at 5,358.63 up 21.18 points for the day.

The major riser was Elan who recovered some ground with a 71-cent surge to €16.85 after the announcement yesterday of increased costs and decreased revenues for the second quarter of 2004. Total revenue for the period was down 45% to $116.2m (€96.3m).