Kingspan

FTSE 100 closes down 0.5% marking steepest one-day fall in three weeks

UK’s FTSE 100 slips amid weak services data

Cavan-based insulation specialist buys 51% stake in Villalba, bringing its total facility count across the region to 11

Pan-European STOXX 600 jumps 1.2%, best daily performance in two months

Quiet day on Dublin market as banks nudge upwards

Iseq follows peers as food sector heavy hitters retreat

Banks lead Dublin market higher.

Generation Investment Management spends about €16 million to increase its stake in the insulation manufacturer from 2.9% to 3.01%

S&P 500 on track for 50th record this year as gauge extends weekly gain to 4.5%

Interest rate cuts in both the US and Britain are the focus for a session where only the FTSE 100 dipped

Iseq up 1.3% as AIB leads surging bank stocks

Sales at Irish insulation specialist Kingspan Group rose 3% in first nine months of year, buoyed by a 6% rise in Q3

Dublin’s Iseq finished up 2.25% while FTSE rebounds

Wall Street tumbles after warnings from Microsoft and Meta Platforms about escalating AI costs

Cavan-based company also disclosed it has not yet set aside any provisions for a potential fine stemming from the investigation

Deal comes in same week as firm said it had taken majority stake in Nordic Waterproofing

Irish food groups retreat while Dalata finishes flat

Iseq retreats slightly as food groups fall

Cavan-based insulation maker says move will lift its annualised roofing and waterproofing revenues to approximately €1bn

Mixed day for banks and building firms on Irish market