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Stocks in Ireland fell Thursday, as the ISEQ All-Share Index dropped 2.3% to 12084.12.
Among local companies with a market cap of at least 1 billion euros ($1.15 billion), Kingspan Group was the biggest laggard, declining 4.6%, followed by shares of Ryanair Holdings, which dropped 3.0%. Shares of Cairn Homes dropped 2.8%.
None of the large companies headquartered in the country posted increases.
In other parts of Europe, indexes fell, with the FTSE 100 Index declining 2.3% and the STOXX Europe 600 Index declining 2.4% from the previous close.
On the currency front, the WSJ Dollar Index fell 0.6% to 96.21. The euro weakened 0.8% against the dollar to $1.15.
In the bond markets, the 10-year Irish government bond yield increased 1.21 basis points to 3.212%.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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March 19, 2026 13:06 ET (17:06 GMT)
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