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Article: DUBLIN started the week on a positive note as it jumped back above the 3000 mark for the first time in two weeks. Gloom over Friday's grim US unemployment figures was overshadowed by economic stimulus commitments from the G20 lenders over the weekend -- boosting the spirits of investors and leaving the ISEQ index some 42 points better at 3014.
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- Irish Independent (Dublin, Republic of Ireland)
- Article date:
- November 10, 2009
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ISEQ jumps back above 3000 mark
Pat Boyle
DUBLIN started the week on a positive note as it jumped back above the 3000 mark for the first time in two weeks. Gloom over Friday's grim US unemployment figures was overshadowed by economic stimulus commitments from the G20 lenders over the weekend -- boosting the spirits of investors and leaving the ISEQ index some 42 points better at 3014.
It was one of the best starts to the week right across Europe, where national benchmark indexes advanced in all of the 18 markets except Iceland and Greece.
The UK's FTSE 100 added 1.8pc, France's CAC 40 rallied 2.1pc and Germany's DAX climbed 2.4pc.
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