ISEQ marginally down

The ISEQ index of Irish shares closed at 2,639.86 this evening, a fall of 1.62 points or 0.06%.

It was mainly good news for the banks: AIB was up 10c to €2.26, Anglo Irish Bank was up 1c to 33c, Bank of Ireland was also up 1c, to 95c, while Irish Life & Permanent was the only faller, down 11c to €2.57 after big gains yesterday.