MARKET REPORT: Investors cheer Ashtead pledge to keep £151m divi 

Investors breathed a sigh of relief after equipment rental giant Ashtead pledged to pay out its £151million final dividend. The FTSE 100-listed group hailed a ‘resilient’ performance in the year to April 30. Ashtead, which rents out everything from generators and portable cabins to tools and cranes, suffered in the initial downturn in March and … Read more