ISEQ stages 134-point recovery

The ISEQ has staged a recovery from last week's downturn, soaring 134.48 points to 9219.1 by 12.30pm.

The financial and construction sectors were major participants in the surge with building material firm CRH recording a 75c rise to €31.45 after the company announced this morning that it saw its before-tax profits surge from €1.3bn in 2005 to €1.76bn last year.