ISEQ up in early trading

The ISEQ index of Irish shares enjoyed modest gains in early trading this morning, adding 66.73 points to 2,894.72 by 11.30am, a rise of 2.36%.

Among the risers, Ryanair was up 7c to €3.74 following this morning's European Court of Justice ruling upholding the European Commission's blocking of its Aer Lingus takeover bid, but allowing the budget carrier to hold on to its 29.9% stake in its rival.