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Fri 07 Jul 2007Housing concerns drag down banksMarket Report:The Irish market ended its recent rising streak yesterday, closing down 0.7 per cent, more-or-less in line with its European peers.The financials, and Bank of Ireland in particular, didn't fare too well as concern about the housing market again reared its head. BofI fell 2.9 per cent, or 44 cent, to €14.99 as dealers reported the presence of a decent seller in the market in the afternoon. Anglo meanwhile closed down 1.9 per cent, or 28 cent, at €14.83, while AIB held up slightly better, slipping just 5 cent, to end the day at €20.55. Irish Life & Permanent dropped 1.8 per cent, or 35 cent, to €18.75. Volumes were pretty average in all the banks.