ISEQ buoyed by financials

The ISEQ index closed up 24.29 todayat 5385.38 after a positive day for the financials.

AIB, Anglo Irish, Bank of Ireand and Irish Life & Permanent all finished up for a positive start to the week.

AIB added 2c to close at €12.85, Anglo Irish added 7c to €13.47 while Bank of Ireland added 10c to €10.84.

ILP was up 11c to close at €12.21.

Warner Chilcott's FDA approval for menopause symptom drug Femtrace has not helped the company share price this morning, after it fell by 9c to €8.87.

The company expects to launch Femtrace tablets in the first quarter of 2005.

CRH recovered from early losses to close up 10c at €18.47.

Ryanair closed down 4c after heavy trading €4.16.