ISEQ down

The Irish Stock Exchange followed international trends today as the ISEQ index dropped 34.08 points to 9382.22.

The financials have had better days, with all showing a decline. Allied Irish Bank (down 5c to €20.55) and Anglo Irish Bank (down 8c to €15.03) escaped relatively unscathed. The news was not so good for Irish Life & Permanent (down 35c to €18.75) and Bank of Ireland (down 45c to €14.98).