UK finance minister pledge sends home builders soaring By: CNBC.com News March 17, 2014 at 07:15 AM EDT Shares in a number of U.K. homebuilders surged over 5 percent after U.K. finance minister George Osborne revealed plans to build 120,000 new homes. Read More >> Related Stocks: Barratt Developments Plc. Persimmon Plc ADR Rightmove Plc Winterhill ADR Twitter, Inc. Vistry Group Plc. Vodafone Grp Plc ADR