International markets look ahead to upcoming batch of corporate earnings

Fund will help weakened banks raise capital and unload bad loans, as the nation tries to assuage investor jitters and avert a crisis

Markets still feel benefit of ECB president Mario Draghi’s hint at stimulus measures

Shares in ArcelorMittal fell 3.1 per cent on profit taking, Adidas fell 1.3 per cent

Shares in Ryanair and Aer Lingus up after sale of stake to IAG

Shares in London slide as rally on back of Conservative victory peters out

Aer Lingus soars through €2 barrier to end day up more than 8%

Early losses reversed after report shows US economic growth beating forecasts

Lender was left badly exposed by the ECB’s health check of 130 European banks

Eleven institutions, including PTSB, to restructure or raise capital on markets

Italy in spotlight as nine of its banks fail stress test

Indicator on German investor sentiment reports drops to lowest level since 2012

Iseq closes session out almost 1% down as investors fret over developments in Portugal

Irish market down on profit taking

Smurfit slides almost 5% while Ryanair sheds 1.05% on busy day for Iseq

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

Bank of Ireland fundraising dominates Dublin

New entrant Game Account gains 12 per cent in Dublin as fall in oil price boosts airlines