Ashtead drops following comments from US competitor
Shares in US equipment rental company United Rentals Inc dropped 6% on Thursday, with traders pointing to comments from the company at KeyBanc capital markets conference, during which it played down activity in May.
Ashtead Group
5,588.00p
16:35 18/04/24
-0.29%
-16.00p
FTSE 100
7,877.05
17:14 18/04/24
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FTSE 350
4,334.00
17:14 18/04/24
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FTSE All-Share
4,290.02
16:54 18/04/24
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Support Services
10,449.40
17:14 18/04/24
-1.78%
-189.32
London-listed peer Ashtead fell 3.3% on the FTSE 100.