Building stocks boost ISEQ

The ISEQ index of Irish shares enjoyed a 58.26-point surge to 7873.78 today.

Building materials companies helped to keep the market buoyant. CRH - among the exchange's most traded stocks this morning - rose 23c to €28.63. Grafton rose 15c to €10.85 while Kingspan was up a more modest but still healthy 8c to €13.15.