ISEQ marginally down

The ISEQ index of Irish shares ended the day marginally down, slipping 15.53 points to close at 3,278.39.

Among the fallers were CRH, down 38c to €19.40; Icon Ord, falling 35c to €15.40; Kerry Group, shedding 22c to €19.63; Aryzta, also falling 19c, to €26.50; Tullow Oil, down 13c to €13.51; Smurfit Kappa, down 11c to €6.30 and Aer Lingus, falling 3c to €0.70.

Fortunes were mixed among financial stocks, with AIB adding 1c to €2.71, Bank of Ireland lifting 15c to €2.78 and Irish Life & Permanent falling 13c to €5.62.