Bank shares up over US bail-out hopes
Ireland banks gathered stock market momentum today amid revived hopes of a revamped $700bn (€482bn) financial salvage plan.
Expectations of Congressional approval for a deal in the US saw the AIB, Anglo Irish Bank, Bank of Ireland and Irish Life and Permanent all gain ground as the ISEQ lifted 2.73% or 96.78 points to 3,647.41.





