Ballygowan sale leads ISEQ march

Drinks company C&C lead the forward march in Irish trading this morning as the company's shares rose 41c on foot of news that it has agreed a €250m deal-soft drinks deal with Britvic.

As part of the deal, Ballygowan, the largest name in the mineral water sector in Ireland with a 50% share was sold to the British group this morning. The other well known names involved in the deal are Club Orange, Club Energise and MiWadi.