New York indices hit new highs on hopes for a US-China trade deal. Photograph: Spencer Platt/Getty Images
Optimism over improved prospects for a trade deal between the United States and China when Donald Trump and Xi Jinping meet later this week buoyed US-listed shares of Chinese companies. European investors, meanwhile, were cautious in advance of an imminent ECB rate decision.
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The Iseq All-Share index ended the bank holiday session up 0.26 per cent to 11,799.04, thanks to a strong day from the banks.
In line with sectoral moves in Europe, AIB added 1.53 per cent to €7.615, as Bank of Ireland gained 1.08 per cent and Permanent TSB rose 0.43 per cent.
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