Positive start for ISEQ
Dublin's stock exchange had a good start to the day as it saw its price rise 60.64 points to 6,276.32 by 11am today.
The positive charge was lead by Jury's Doyle hotel group who saw their share price climb 40c to €15.60 with pharmaceutical giant Elan close behind on a 27c rise to €6.37.
The financials also contributed to the good start, AIB and Bank of Ireland increasing their prices by 20c to €17.05 and €12.50 respectively, with Irish Life and Permanent going up 12c to €13.62. Anglo Irish Bank recorded a ten-cent rise to €9.60.
Other positive movers were building materials group CRH, who had a 20c increase to €20.73, and business support firm DCC who recorded a 15-cent rise to €16.25.
Bucking the trend were building firm Grafton with a 13-cent fall to €9.30 and Paddy Power who are currently down 20c to €13.78.