Iseq Overall Index falls, led by banks and builders

Lender may offload lessor unit with about 130 aircraft

Pan-European Stoxx 600 index closes up 0.6% but was below session highs

Banks and commodities stocks fall sharply

Rising interest rates worldwide to lift income, bank says

Travel and banking shares among the fallers as European markets decline

Goldman Sachs among those making the move

Rapid spread of Omicron Covid variant also dents sentiment

Iseq All-Share Index rises 0.9% to 8,444.96 to reach highest level in more than six weeks

Central banks in Frankfurt and US committed to ending stimulus

Investors seek out stocks that were pushed down amid Omicron sell-offs

Funding will help company pursue further plans for expansion

Public pressure has already resulted in substantial levels of movement

Wider European equities market inches to fresh record high

Sentiment mixed in Asian session

Markets advance amid expectations of rising interest rates

Market heavyweights Flutter Entertainment and Ryanair decline

Britain said to be among countries pushing ‘for an exemption on financial services’

As hybrid working evolves, offices of the near future could be in a museum or leisure venue

American bank says in a memo that more workers will come to its London and Bournemouth sites from June 21st