BUZZ-Howden Joinery: cash returns lift kitchen maker to a record
** Howden Joinery hits an all-time high on a substantial divi hike & 70 mln pounds ($109 mln) cash return through a buyback
** Stock, up 2.8 pct, second-most actively traded stock on the FTSE 250 with a quarter of its 90-day daily avg having gone through in 15 mins
** Co, which corners the market in selling kitchens in UK, has been targeted by buyside on the hunt for niche cos that have pricing power, are strong cash generators & getting an additional lift from the plunge in oil (RM (LSE: RM.L - news) : tricia.wright1.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)