Humana

Banks lead Dublin market higher with BoI up 7.8% and rival AIB gaining 4.5%

Fears are that competition in prices for consumers would be affected

US midterm results eased fears that Trump’s deregulation measures would be reversed

INM rises 1.7% after restructuring that should pave way for return of dividends approved

CRH closes flat on Iseq after data shows US highway contracts awarded fell year-on-year

Dublin’s Iseq underperforms European rivals as Ryanair weakens on higher oil prices

Pharma companies’ method of buying drug makers and racking up costs is a threat to R&D

Dublin market out-performs peers thanks to strong shows from CRH and Smurfit Kappa

Acquisition is part of a merger frenzy as the five biggest US health insurers look to get bigger following Obamacare catalyst

Markets fall across Europe amid shareholder caution and profit-taking