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(From Irish Independent)
A VERY good week for Irish equities ended yesterday with solid gains across the board. Dublin's ISEQ Overall index rose by 0.9pc or 58 points and is once more back over the 6,800 barrier. This took the week's gain to an impressive 2.7pc, or 180 points.
The local market led a generally buoyant trend across Europe's leading stock markets.
London was the exception, with the FTSE-100 closing largely unchanged, ending a slim 0.5 points down at 5477.7.
The big two mainland bourses finished the week testing new highs, having been buoyed by positive trading in the US. Frankfurt's Xetra Dax finished the week at 5,038, having started at 100 points lower, while the CAC measure of leading French stocks ended up at 4,599 or nearly two points ahead for the week.
Dublin's blue chips came in for support yesterday. The big full-service banks and Irish Life & Permanent made slight headway, but Anglo Irish Bank dipped slightly. Industrial heavyweight CRH added almost 2pc, while Eircom, Elan, IAWS and Ryanair were all firmer.
C&C again tested the 5 mark before closing 2.7pc higher at ...