Akhir 26, 1432, March 31, 2011, SPA-- Ireland has suspended trading in the shares of Bank of Ireland and Allied Irish Banks in advance of Thursday's publication of stress tests expected to show their need for billions more in aid, as AP reported. In a joint statement the Irish Stock Exchange and the Central Bank of Ireland say the 24-hour withdrawal of trading in both banks is necessary to prevent what it calls «a disorderly market» driven by potentially inaccurate rumors. The move follows Wednesday's suspension of trade in Ireland's other publicly traded bank, Irish Life & Permanent. The shares of all three banks are expected to resume trade Friday on Irish and British exchanges.
