ISEQ slips back slightly

The ISEQ index slipped 0.9 today to close at 6,063.12, with shares in Elan falling back today.

The pharmaceutical giant's shares slipped 26c to €22.79 today.

Elsewhere financial stocks were mixed, with Allied Irish Bank shares slipping just 1c to €14.37, while Bank of Ireland shares climbed 14c to €11.75.

Shares in Anglo-Irish Bank fell 6c to €15.94 but Irish Life & Permanent shares fell even heavier, dropping 20c to €13.25.

Medical diagnostics firm Trinity Biotech was one of the heaviest fallers today, losing 65c to close at €3.15, while shares in technology firm ICON fell 50c to €29.50.

Hotel group Jury's Doyle fared better, climbing 17c to €11.32.

Shares in building materials firm CRH edged up 2c to €19.40.

The most traded shares were Ryanair, Bank of Ireland, Anglo-Irish Bank, AIB and CRH.