ISEQ down, CPL results give results

The ISEQ index closed down 8.6 points at 6477.25 today.

It was, however, a good day for recruitment company CPL, which announced profits had more than doubled for the year to end-December. Its share price climbed 9c (6%) to €1.60.

Donegal Creameries dropped 20c (4.7%) to €4.10.

Ryanair announced six new routes between Dublin and Europe today, predicting 500 new jobs. Its share price was up 15c (2.6%) at €5.90.

Building company Grafton was up 24c (2.6%) at €9.64, while CRH closed down 3c at €20.65.

It was a poor day for the financials, with Anglo Irish Bank, the day’s top-traded share, suffering most. Its price was down 37c (1.9%) at €18.75.

Irish Life & Permanent was down 6c at €14.25. Permanent TSB today announced that it is to abolish regular transaction charges for its new current account.

Bank of Ireland dropped 4c to €12.46, while AIB closed at €15.47, down 3c.

Elan was 21c in the red at the end of the day, down 1% to €20.14.

Mining company MinMet announced that it is reducing its share in GoldQuest Mining Corp from 58% to 52.2%. Its shares were unchanged at €0.04.