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Article: The Irish Stock Exchange (ISE) recorded a '112bn turnover in government bonds and treasury bills in the first nine months of the year as the recession continued unabated.
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- Irish Independent (Dublin, Republic of Ireland)
- Article date:
- October 31, 2009
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ISE records '112bn turnover in bonds and treasury bills
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Ailish O'Hora
The Irish Stock Exchange (ISE) recorded a '112bn turnover in government bonds and treasury bills in the first nine months of the year as the recession continued unabated.
In the three months ended September, turnover in these instruments was five times that of last year at '49.5bn.
The value of equities traded on the Irish Stock Exchange slumped to '40.8bn in the third quarter ended September 2009 -- compared with '96bn a year ago -- due to the relative weakness of share values.
But the value of financial companies traded on the ...