ISEQ marginally up on mixed day for financials

The ISEQ index of Irish shares rose 7.53 points to 6685.23 today.

It was a mixed day for the financials. Bank of Ireland - who today appointed Tony Wyatt as director of customer operations - was down 4c to €12.86.

AIB, currently investigating fresh claims of deliberate overcharging in relation to foreign exchange transactions, saw its share price lose 6c in value to €17.57.

Anglo Irish Bank saw the biggest losses in the financial sector today, down 13c to €10.70.

Exploration company Providence, which today announced drilling had commenced on its offshore Nigerian project, saw its share price stay level at 6c.

Pharmaceutical company Elan was up 10c to €6.70 while bookmaker Paddy Power saw the biggest rise of the day, up 23c to €15.70.