Markets

Revealed: The seven Irish stocks yet to recover from the pandemic

Kerry Group, FD Technologies, and Ires Reit are included on the list of companies trading below where they were before the Covid-19 outbreak

Seven Irish companies have not recovered to losses sustained four years ago. Picture: Foxeel

In February 2020 the stock market plummeted as nerves around the pandemic took hold. While most global markets are now trading above that level, several Irish companies are still languishing.

The Covid-induced crash took effect on February 21, 2020 and since then markets have broadly rebounded. The Iseq All Share was trading at 9,423.6 on Tuesday, up from 7,235.6 in 2020, a 30 per cent increase.

This is in line with other European markets. France’s ...