ISEQ has slight fall in quiet trading

The Dublin Stock Exchange has had a quiet morning with a 1.6-point fall to 6,323.46 by 10.45am.

Bank of Ireland, who have recorded a 10c rise to €8.65, announced pre-tax profits to the end of March of more than €1.9bn - a rise of 6%. The bank has said the global economic down-turn has affected a number of areas of its business, with pre-tax profits in the life assurance section down 27%.