UPDATE 1-U.S. construction rebound helps Ashtead outperform peers
September 02, 2015 at 06:21 AM EDT
LONDON, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Rebounding U.S. construction markets helped British industrial equipment hire group Ashtead report strong quarterly results on Wednesday, outperforming its rivals and sending its shares to the top of the FTSE 100 leaderboard.