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Stocks in Ireland fell Friday, as the ISEQ All-Share Index declined 1.7% to 11881.24.
Among local companies with a market cap of at least 1 billion euros ($1.16 billion), Cairn Homes was the biggest laggard, dropping 4.6%, followed by shares of Permanent TSB Group, which fell 3.0%. Shares of Bank of Ireland Group declined 2.6%.
Kingspan Group was the biggest leader during the session, rising 1.5%.
In other parts of Europe, indexes fell, with the FTSE 100 Index declining 1.4% and the STOXX Europe 600 Index falling 1.8% from the previous close.
On the currency front, the WSJ Dollar Index added 0.4% to 96.32. The euro strengthened 0.2% against the dollar to $1.16.
In the bond markets, the 10-year Irish government bond yield rose 9.51 basis points to 3.307%.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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March 20, 2026 13:06 ET (17:06 GMT)
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