Antofagasta

Irish and German stock exchanges among those closed for public holiday

Markets report: Traders had expected result in low volume, steady day in several markets

Top Irish stocks diverge, with CRH down 1% and Ryanair up 1.1%, while Glanbia rises 0.7%

Trading remains thin ahead of Opec meeting and Italian referendum this weekend

Wireless Group soars after Newscorp acquisition while Dalata and ICG both fall

US service sector slows raising market concerns of contagion to other areas

Oil below $30 and Intel drags down tech sector

Smurfit Kappa down despite acquisitions while Kingspan and Paddy Power both rise

CRH and Paddy Power both rise, with slight falls for Ryanair and Smurfit Kappa

Applegreen and Aryzta best performers in Dublin as Kingspan comes under pressure

CRH down 3.5% while Kingspan plunges 5.28% on foot of Wolseley results

Strongest quake this year triggered ‘unusually strong currents’ in New Zealand

Federal Reserve to meet this week and may decide to raise borrowing charges

CRH, Green Reit and Fyffes all increase, while Smurfit Kappa enjoys rise of 2.89 per cent

Iseq reflects European positivity with most of its leading shares making good ground

Irish market down on profit taking

CRH closes unchanged in Dublin as Bank of Ireland treads water

European indexes advance, but traders say movements exaggerated by light volumes

On currency markets, sterling was boosted by a sharp fall in the unemployment rate from 7.6% to 7.4%

Chief executive anticipates ‘return to 35 per cent’ payouts

Mining stocks among top losers, falling after Antofagasta posted sharp drop in profits

Bank of Japan disappointed some investors by holding its policy steady