Markets News Afternoon: Shares rally in Europe/US; Irish electricity demand falls again; State to become big shareholder in new EBS/Irish Nationwide lender
Nov 23rd, 2009 | By Finfacts Ireland Business & Finance Portal | Category: News worldwide
Markets news on stocks, currencies and oil; Irish electricity demand has continued to decline in October, according to the regular monthly statistics from transmission operator EirGrid. Meanwhile, the Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan said today that the State is likely to be a substantial shareholder in a new building society following the merger of EBS and Irish Nationwide.