CRH Share News (CRH)

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Hunting upped to 'buy'; Jefferies cuts Intertek

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning and Tuesday:

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Citi cuts abrdn and Jupiter Fund Management

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Friday morning:

Activist Cevian increases CRH stake to 4%

DUBLIN, June 30 (Reuters) - Activist investor Cevian Capital said on Friday it had increased its stake in Ireland's CRH to 4%, with its managing partner saying he saw pent-up demand for the company's products overcoming near-term "cyclical uncertainty".

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Berenberg downgrades Travis Perkins to hold

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Friday morning:

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Pound unfazed as UK PM faces no-confidence vote

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were higher at midday on Monday following the long holiday weekend in the UK, after an easing of virus lockdowns in China, while the pound appreciated ahead of a no-confidence vote in Westminster.

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Melrose rises after USD650 million Ergotron sale

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened higher on Monday, following the long holiday weekend, as China eased Covid curbs.

TOP NEWS: CRH buys Barrette Outdoor Living in US following disposal

(Alliance News) - CRH PLC on Monday said it has agreed to buy Barrette Outdoor Living Inc, an Ohio-based maker of residential fencing, for an enterprise value of USD1.9 billion.

LONDON BRIEFING: CRH buys US garden fence firm Barrette Outdoor Living

(Alliance News) - CRH on Monday said it has agreed to buy Barrette Outdoor Living, an Ohio-based maker of residential fencing and railing, for an enterprise value of USD1.9 billion.

CRH to buy US fencing maker Barrette in $1.9bn deal

(Sharecast News) - Building materials group CRH has agreed to buy North American fencing and railing solutions provider Barrette from TorQuest Partners and Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) for $1.9bn.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Deutsche Bank cuts Marshalls to 'hold'

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Friday morning and Thursday:

IN BRIEF: CRH completes divestment of Building Envelope business

CRH - Dublin-based building materials firm - Completes the sale of its Building Envelope business for an enterprise value of USD3.8 billion. In February, CRH had said it would offload the business to New York-based investment company KPS Capital Partners LP. The deal includes USD3.45 billion in cash and a transfer of lease liabilities of USD350 million.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: RBC cuts Anglo American; Jefferies ups Berkeley

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Friday morning and Thursday afternoon:

UK shareholder meetings calendar - next 7 days

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stocks up as G20 finance heads meet; Netflix down

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London ended higher on Wednesday as investors continued to track the war in Ukraine, while in the US, Netflix weighed on the tech-heavy Nasdaq index.

Financials stocks lift FTSE 100 higher; resource stocks cap gains

April 20 (Reuters) - London's FTSE 100 closed higher on Wednesday as gains in financial shares outweighed weakness in resource stocks, while miner Rio Tinto hit the bottom of the index on a downbeat earnings update.