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Markets Wrap: Bruising week ends as global stocks fall amid Middle-East war

Oil prices pulled back after hitting $90 a barrel as tensions rise

  • October 21, 2023

Dublin’s Iseq Index dropped 6 per cent this week as shares in some of the biggest Irish companies fell sharply.

The Euronext exchange dropped 206 points (2.6%) to hit 7,776 at the end of the session.

Shares in Ryanair lost 3.1% to stand at €14.32, while Kingspan fell 3.6% to end at €61.74. Shares in Flutter Entertainment lost 2.7% to reach €142, while Smurfit Kappa shed 3.6% to €29.60.

The FTSE 100 has seen nearly ...