BUZZ-Barratt tops FTSE gainers after Goldman upgrade

House builder Barratt Developments rises to top of FTSE100 index on Monday.

** Goldman Sachs upgrade to "buy" from "neutral" cited asmain driver behind Barratt's rise.

** Goldman's analyst has a 4-star StarMine ranking onrecommendations on the stock.

** Trading volumes remain light though running slightlyahead of average volumes seen across the FTSE constituents on aquiet day.

** StarMine SmartEstimate forecasts 42.2 percent growth inearnings over next 12 month for Barratt Developments, betterthan peer Persimmon but below Taylor Wimpey.

** Barratt Developments' shares are up 4.3 percent sincestart of 2014, beating 1.6 percent rise on FTSE 100. (RM: sudip.kargupta.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)