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BUZZ-UK housebuilders: hit record amid waning UK rate-hike fears

Thu, 06th Aug 2015 14:38

** UK housebuilders rally to all-time highs as 'SuperThursday' sees rate-hike worries ease off

** Housebuilders are sensitive to the potential for highermortgage rates, which would affect affordability of homes

** Taylor Wimpey, Persimmon & BarrattDevelopments among top performers on FTSE 100,up 1.5-2.3%; Bovis Homes star sector performer among UKmidcaps, up 3%

** Thomson Reuters UK Homebuilding index up2%, at a record; up 24% since Conservative election victory inMay, which meant good prospects for the sector

** BoE Governor Mark Carney on Thursday says rate pathimplied by market would cause inflation overshoot

** Also, BoE appeared in no rush to start raising interestrates on Thursday, with minutes showing just one top policymakervoted to do so this week

** 'Super Thursday' - the first time BoE simultaneouslypublished its interest rate decision, breakdown of howpolicymakers voted & a summary of their debate, & its quarterlyforecasts for Britain's economy, including inflation (RM: tricia.wright1.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)

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