ISEQ down at close

The ISEQ index of Irish shares closed down 69.76 points at 1,949 today.

Index majors on the fallers' board included CRH, down 94c to 14.06; Elan Corp, off 41c to 3.89; Greencore, sliding 10c to 0.70, and Ryanair, down 6c to 2.87.