ISEQ up 1%

The ISEQ index of Irish shares finished up 31 points to 3,207, a gain of 1%.

Among the risers, Grafton Group climbed 5.79% to €3.19; Kingspan was up 4.40% to €7.60; Aryzta AG added 4.19% to €37.05; CRH was up 1.89% to €16.43 and FBD gained 1.71% to €7.75.

On the fallers' board, Merrion Pharmaceuticals shed 12.50% to €0.35; Readymix was down 4.35% to €0.22; Kenmare Resources fell 3.44% to €0.67 and Ryanair closed down 2.36% at €4.22.