ISEQ rises over 20 points

The Dublin stock exchange had a positive start to the day which saw it rise 21.61 points to 6868.02 by 11am this morning.

It has been a mainly positive morning for the financial sector with Anglo Irish Bank rising 31c to €11.28 by 11am. Anglo earlier reported pre-tax profits of €685.2m for the year to the end of September. The figure shows a 36% rise on the previous year, after record growth in lending.