Dalata, Kingspan return to stock picks list for 2018

The company, PPC, has a market value of €689m

PTSB down 0.9 per cent following ECB fine as Iseq declines for third time in four sessions

Cantillon: Heidelberg Cement looks to profit, but wall’s biggest winner may surprise

Dublin bucks upward trend as Iseq heavyweight CRH falls 2%

Shares in building materials group rise 4.3 per cent in early trading

Earnings rise 2.6% as world’s largest cement company focuses on pricing and profitability

Irish group had signalled its interest in the assets in April

A round up of business events happening this week

Cement maker reports €2.6bn loss in Q4 but chief expects firm will make net profit in 2016

Germany-based cement maker expects the acquisition of Italcementi to close this year

A round-up of business events happening this week

Iseq heavyweight among those set to submit bits for business in deal valued at about $3bn

A round up of business events happening this week

Deal represents HeidelbergCement’s biggest since the £7.9bn acquisition of Hanson

Strong punts on Ryanair and Smurfit Kappa sees Iseq outperform European rivals

Swift sell-off in bonds catches most investors by surprise

US Federal Reserve says data indicated economic growth has moderated

Iseq is up 0.3% and national benchmark indexes rise in 13 of 18 European markets

Company needs to offload assets to secure regulatory approval for Lafarge merger

But Birla not interested in Holcim/Lafarge operations in developed markets

Cement output grew 3.6 per cent in the first half of this year

A round-up of business events happening this week

Merger achieved by Holcim buying Lafarge would be cement industry’s biggest tie-up

Euro falls 1% to seven-week low against dollar as European Central Bank reduces rates to record low

Competition authority decision opens the way for €40 damages case against top cement companies

Wall Street stocks rose after a four-day dip on the back of better-than-expected results from some well-known retailers