ISEQ breaks 7600 barrier

Elan stocks led the charge today as the ISEQ index of shares closed up 45.03 points at 7607.4.

Elan saw a 30c surge today to €12.85. The rise follows a strong set of results yesterday with fully diluted losses per share 26.5% less than forecast at $0.14, from revenue 12.4% ahead of expectations at $140.4m (€116m).