ISEQ down as Abbey falls 30 cent

The ISEQ index of Irish shares fell 11.80 points to 5581.39 today, with the biggest fall produced by building group Abbey, where shares were down by 30 cent to €8.15.

Abbey announced this morning that it was to move its listing from the Official List of the Irish Stock Exchange to the Developing Companies Market of the Irish Stock Exchange. In the UK, the company is moving from the Official List of the UK Listing Authority to the Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange.