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Stock markets investors should avoid Europe-wide shares for the time being, Merion Capital has warned, though a very small handful of Irish companies, including Fyffes and Irish Residential Properties REIT, may offer some shelter from further storms ahead.

REVENUES at iTouch soared in the four months to September, while losses at the Independent News and Media offshoot were curtailed to £11 million.