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
6,196.00p
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London-listed peer Ashtead fell 3.3% on the FTSE 100.