ISEQ down almost 2%
The ISEQ index of Irish shares closed down 52.21 points to 2,802.62, a fall of 1.83%.
Among the fallers, CRH shed 66c to €14.35; Tullow Oil was down 34c to €15.60; Smurfit Kappa slipped 32c to €7.44; FBD shed 13c to €6.78; Kingspan was down 10c to €5.38 and Grafton Group closed 6c off at €2.74.
Financial stocks were also in the red, with AIB down 3c to €0.82, Bank of Ireland down 4c to €0.77 and Irish Life & Permanent finishing down 10c to €1.55.
On the risers' board, Norkom added 10c to €1.34; Merrion Pharmaceuticals was up 8c to €4.08 and Providence Resources gained 6c to €1.98.
