Renewed speculation about a Tony Pidgley-led management buyout of Berkeley Group boosted the housebuilder by 24p to 626p.
Rumours suggested a buyout worth 750p a share. Pidgley is said to feel frustrated at the current low rating of the group.
Other stocks in the sector generally fell, such as Barratt Development, down 3.25p to 386p, McCarthy & Stone, down 6p to 310.5p and Westbury, 2p lower at 282.5p.
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Including:
A local private investor has snapped up the multi-let office for £6.1m
Agency sees group-wide rises for leasing and capital markets revenue
The refurb is set to deliver 250,000 sq ft of office space at 125 Shaftesbury Avenue
Fund house picks up city site from Nuveen
