ISEQ continues to surge

The ISEQ index of Irish shares continued to grow on yesterday's gains, rising 44.48 points to 6730.98.

All the financials were in positive territory. Irish Life and Permanent rose 35c to €15.20, AIB was up 9c to €17.43 and BoI rose 5c to €12.85. Anglo Irish Bank made the biggest gains, up 18c to €11.51.