ISEQ up, C&C loses ground

The ISEQ index was up 15.97 points mid-morning at 6807.68.

Food and beverage group C&C dropped 11c (2.1%) to €5.04 this morning, despite announcing sales and profits growth for the six months to August 31. Rival food group IAWS was up 3c at €11.83.

Tech stock Icon was up 37c at €39.87.

Building materials company CRH gained 8c this morning to €22.65.

Jurys Doyle was down 5c at €18.65. The sale of the hotel group’s Ballsbridge site to property developer Sean Dunne will not be finalised today, as planned, as Mr Dunne’s legal team has some loose ends to tie up.

Irish Life and Permanent was up 2c at €14.90. Bank of Ireland was also up 2c at €13.09. AIB gained 1c to €17.85, while Anglo Irish Bank was unchanged at €11.40.

Independent News and Media was the morning’s busiest share. It gained 1c to €2.34.