Contractors of Britain's HS2 rail link gain on Reeves' funding announcement

Galliford Try Holdings

30/10/2024 14:07

** Shares of infrastructure firms linked to Britain's High
Speed 2 (HS2) rail rise 
    ** In the new Labour government's first budget, UK finance
minister Rachel Reeves says the government will provide funding
for the start of tunnelling for HS2 rail link to London Euston
station
    ** Balfour Beatty  BALF.L  up 2.6%, Morgan Sindall  MGNS.L 
gains about 2%; Costain Group  COSG.L  puts on 3.3%, Galliford
Try  GFRD.L  up 2%

 (Reporting by Aby Jose Koilparambil in Bengaluru)
 ((abyjose.koilparambil@thomsonreuters.com))