ISEQ marginally down

The ISEQ index of Irish shares closed down 18.42 points to 2,938.17, a drop of 0.62%.

However the trend was bucked by Kerry Group, adding 85c or 3.35% to €26.25 on the back of pre-tax profits of €392.8m for the year ending December 2010.

Among the fallers, Icon was down 97c to €15.53; CRH fell 51c to €16.26; Paddy Power slipped 65c to €28.25; Smurfit Kappa was down 22c to €8.73; Glanbia fell 9c to €4.01; Tullow Oil was down 22c to €16.25 and DCC closed off 25c to €22.00.