ISEQ closes in the black
The ISEQ index of Irish shares finished in the black today, up 19.12 points to 7545.25.
Financial stocks had a mixed day. Irish Life and Permanent saw the highest gains, up 23c to €17.03. Bank of Ireland was up 7c to €13.64. Bank of Ireland Life today announced an increase of 27% in its new business sales for 2005.