Cautious trading keeps ISEQ in black

Financial stocks were unchanged or down in morning trade on the ISEQ today, in a relatively flat day overall.

Bank of Ireland was unchanged at €13.42. AIB was down 1c to €10.24, Anglo Irish Bank also fell 1c to €17.69, while Irish Life and Permanent was down 5c to €14.42.

A number of small-scale rises helped keep the market in the black - Ryanair was up 4c to €6.43, as was Tullow Oil (to €2.77).

Builders Kingspan saw a 14c rise, to €9.90.

The largest increase of the morning was in toolmaker Oglesby and Butler, up €1.15 to €1.40.