ISEQ slips back 32.96

The ISEQ index slipped back 32.96 to close at 6,097.38 today, with Anglo Irish Bank one of the day's major fallers.

Shares in the bank slipped 44c to €19.60 today.

Other banking shares also fared badly today. Allied Irish Bank shares fell 10c to €16.05 while Bank of Ireland shares slipped 11c to €12.29.

Elsewhere Irish Ferries saw its share price tumble today, falling 35c to €9.95.

Agribusiness and food giant IAWS, meanwhile, was one of the day's winners, climbing 22c to €11.97 in trading.

The most traded shares today were Bank of Ireland, Anglo Irish Bank, AIB, CRH and Grafton.