Agri-services group, Origin Enterprises has recommended a 36.4% increase in annual dividend, for its shareholders, on the back of a strong set of full-year financial results.

IRISH-SWISS bakery group Aryzta saw its share price jump by more than 5% yesterday on the back of announcing three significant international development deals, with a combined value of €385 million.

THE ISEQ index of Irish shares nudged forward by another 10 points (0.33%), yesterday, to close at just under 3,100 and just about keep up its slow growth momentum from earlier in the week.

The ISEQ index of Irish shares dropped 129.65 points to 2,978.94 today, a fall of 4.17%.

Good gains on global markets failed to set the Irish exchange alight this morning as the ISEQ index of Irish shares was marginally down at lunchtime.

A STRONG showing from its north American operations has helped Irish-Swiss bakery group Aryzta post a strong set of full-year results, despite under-performance in its core European division.