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(Adds CEO comments, further details) By Li-mei Hoang LONDON, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Rebounding U.S. construction markets helped British industrial equipment hire group Ashtead report strong quarterly results on Wednesday, outperforming its rivals and sending its shares to the top of the
Read more** Ashtead rises 5.1 pct, its best day YTD, after Q1 profits beat expectations ** Pre tax profit of £160.7 mln a 6.8 pct beat of consensus, according to Thomson Reuters data ** Co confident on outlook despite weaker commentary from peers United Rentals, HSS and Speedy Hire ** S
Read more* FTSE 100 closes down 1.7 pct * Miners hit by commodity price fall * WPP drops on China comment * HSS plummets after price-target cuts * Betfair gains on merger talk (Updates with closing prices) By Liisa Tuhkanen LONDON, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Britain's top sha
Read more* FTSE 100 down 1.2 pct * HSS plummets after price-target cuts * Betfair gains on merger talk (Adds retail sales data, mortgages, ECB comments) By Liisa Tuhkanen LONDON, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Britain's top share index fell on Wednesday but recovered some of its losses by mi
Read more* FTSE 100 down 1.2 pct * HSS hire plummets after price target cuts * Betfair gains on merger talk By Liisa Tuhkanen LONDON, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Britain's top share index fell on Wednesday, tracking declines in European and Asian markets as worries over China's economy cont
Read more** Tool & equipment hire co HSS poised for biggest one-day drop in short history as a listed co after saying FY earnings expected to be below market expectations ** Variable market conditions - while July in line with management expectations, trading softer in August ** JPMorgan lower
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