CRH in positive territory on ISEQ

Shares in construction company CRH rose 22c to €24.65 following the news that the group is to pay about €300m for a 26.3% stake in Spanish cement producer Corporacion Uniland.

CRH said in a statement this morning that its existing Spanish operation has a long business relationship with Uniland which also has interests in Tunisia, Argentina and Uruguay.