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BUZZ-Ashtead: closing back in on record high

Reuters - UK Focus

** Robust Q3 results see industrial equipment hire co Ashtead approach all-time high

** Raises FY expectations after posts 33 pct increase in quarterly profits

** Boosted by healthy demand in US & Britain

** Dollar strength tailwind for co which derived 84 pct of revenues in yr to Apr 2014 from North America

** Morgan Stanley (Xetra: 885836 - news) on Monday upgraded US peer United Rentals (NYSE: URI - news) to "overweight" (RM (LSE: RM.L - news) : tricia.wright1.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)