Financials hold ISEQ back
The ISEQ failed to build on yesterday's gains as it closed down 19.84 points at 6397.69 today.
Stock in bookmaker Paddy Power leapt 33 cent to €11.16 on the back of a positive trading statement from the group, to the effect that pre-tax profits for 2004 are set to be about €32.1m - 57% higher than in 2003.