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Markets wrap: Irish stocks retreat as global traders mull US credit rating downgrade
Here’s what you need to know about global market activity today
Dublin’s Iseq retreated on Wednesday as shares in Permanent TSB dropped sharply even as the lender issued a robust trading update.
The index was down by around half a per cent since open, as trading moderates after jumping to a 16-year high last week.
The slight drop in Dublin trading came as indices in the US also slowed, amid concerns in that market over a steeper yield curve.
The S&P 500 fell over 1 per ...