UK's Galliford Try hits record high on upbeat FY24 results
** Construction firm Galliford Try GFRD.L jumps as much as
7% to a record high of 321p
** Co's FY24 rev up 27% to 1.77 bln pounds ($2.33 bln),
while profit before tax rises ~40% to 32.7 mln pounds
** Says FY24 revenue and profit beat market expectations
** Launches share buyback worth 10 mln pounds
** Up to last close, stock up ~38% so far this year
($1 = 0.7595 pounds)
(Reporting by Prerna Bedi in Bengaluru)
((Prerna.Bedi@thomsonreuters.com; +91 98052 24616;))