Punters take note of latest ABN-AMRO pointers

Those who prefer to play the stock markets themselves should note ABN-AMRO's latest recommendations. Among the larger capitalised stocks, it is tipping AIB, Bank of Ireland, Elan, Smurfit, Veridian, Irish Permanent and Irish Life. Among the smaller stocks, it likes Arnotts, Esat Telecom, Fyffes, Grafton, Green Property, IAWS, Iona Technologies, Jurys, Kingspan and Tullow.