ISEQ down 0.5%

The ISEQ index of Irish shares closed down 17.46 points at €3,070.47, a drop of 0.57%.

Notable fallers included CRH, down 39c to €17.90; Kerry Group, sliding 38c to €21.02; Paddy Power, falling 25c to €25.00; Tullow Oil, down 21c to €14.51; C&C, slipping 14c to €2.80; Smurfit Kappa, down 11c to €6.52, and Ryanair, ending down 7c at €3.47.