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Bank shares surge on prospect of Brexit deal

Surging optimism for a breakthrough Brexit deal also sent the value of the two main Irish banks, AIB and Bank of Ireland surging by an unprecedented €1.5bn by last night.

Bank shares surge on prospect of Brexit deal

Sat, 12 Oct, 2019 - 07:00

Eamon Quinn

Additional reporting by Fiachra Ó Cionnaith

Surging optimism for a breakthrough Brexit deal also sent the value of the two main Irish banks, AIB and Bank of Ireland surging by an unprecedented €1.5bn by last night. It came as investors piled back into sterling for a second day after the Thursday meeting in England between Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and UK prime minister Boris Johnson.

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