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BUZZ- Persimmon: record high on strong margin growth

Reuters - UK Focus

** Shares (Berlin: DI6.BE - news) in UK's 2nd biggest housebuilder up 3% at a record high

** H1 pre-tax profit rises 30% to £457.4 mln ($589 mln); operating margin up by 380 basis points to 27.6%

** Co says housing market remains "confident" and sees strong cash generation

** "Given the level of H1 margins and that H2 margins are virtually always higher we see a material increase to our margin assumptions for the year", Peel Hunt says

** Stock among top gainers on pan-European STOXX index