ISEQ down after morning trade

The ISEQ index of Irish shares has fallen by 72.57 points to 7696.22 today.

Heavy-hitters across the board saw losses, with all the financial sector listed companies seeing slides into the red. AIB was down 26c to €18. Anglo Irish Bank fell 15c to €12.72 while Bank of Ireland saw a more modest 2c fall to €14.15. Irish Life and Permanent was down a hefty 30c to €19.80.