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Iseq Index trades lower as shares in healthcare and tourism exposed companies fall

Shares in Malin Corporation, Uniphar, Dalata Hotels and Irish Continental all traded lower on Tuesday morning

The Iseq Index was down slightly in early trading on Tuesday

The Iseq Index was down marginally in early trading on Tuesday, lead by falls in healthcare and tourism exposed businesses.

Shares in Malin Corporation, the Irish life sciences investment group, pulled back more than 7 per cent, while healthcare firm Uniphar saw its shares drop more than 2 per cent.

Other notable fallers on the Euronext Dublin exchange on Tuesday morning included two companies with exposure to the tourism industry - Dalata Hotels, which was ...