ISEQ falls just short of 7500 mark

The ISEQ index of shares flirted with the 7500 mark today as it bounced back from recent losses.

The Dublin market closed up 71.41 points at 7494.37 as Elan led the charge, up 69c, almost 6%, to €12.55.

It was a mostly positive day for the financials. Anglo Irish was up 20c to €13.20, AIB was up 18c to €18.13 and Bank of Ireland was unchanged at €13.65. Irish Life & Permanent was the only financial to post a loss, down just 1c to €17.03.

Today's most traded stocks were Independent News & Media plc, AIB, Anglo Irish, Bank of Ireland and C&C.