Positive start for ISEQ

The ISEQ climbed 24.31 points to 8372.84 by 12.05pm today, boosted by some big gains for individual companies.

The upward trend was, unusually, not reflected in the financial sector, where Bank of Ireland enjoyed the only gain, up 10c to €15.35. The rest recorded modest losses, including Allied Irish Banks (down 9c to €21), Irish Life & Permanent (down 5c to €19.60) and Anglo Irish Bank (down 2c to €13.53).