BUZZ-Ashtead: Rises to top of FTSE 100 on U.S. boost <!-- no image --> <div>** Shares of equipment rental company Ashtead up 4.2%, top of FTSE blue-chip index<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?a=V9bvFQk-m0I:RPT3aFOkJ0A:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?a=V9bvFQk-m0I:RPT3aFOkJ0A:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?i=V9bvFQk-m0I:RPT3aFOkJ0A:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?a=V9bvFQk-m0I:RPT3aFOkJ0A:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?i=V9bvFQk-m0I:RPT3aFOkJ0A:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/UKBankingFinancial/~4/V9bvFQk-m0I" height="1" width="1" alt=""></div> Posted by Reuters