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BUZZ-UK housebuilders: down on sluggish construction data

Fri, 11th Sep 2015 11:47

** Housebuilders Persimmon and Barratt Developments slides on the FTSE 100's leaderboard after weakUK construction data in July

** Persimmon falls 1.5 pct, Barratt Developments declines1.2 pct while smaller rival Taylor Wimpey drops by 1.8pct

** Among midcaps, Bovis Homes, Bellway &Redrow all down nearly 1 pct

** The amount of new housing built in Britain fell for thefirst time in more than two years in July, despite rising houseprices.

** Thomson Reuters UK Homebuilding index falls 1.3 pct (RM: aastha.agnihotri.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)

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