A sharp drop in consumer confidence gave US investors another excuse to sell today, sending most stocks moderately lower in what some analysts are starting to call a market correction.

IRISH shares, spurred by overnight gains in New York, rose yesterday to push the ISEQ up by €1.5 billion this week.

AT&T Canada said its parent company AT&T Corp and its allies will pay 51.21 cdn per share for outstanding the shares it does not own in AT&T Canada.