Traders betting on eurozone building stocks
Region's govts expected to increase infrastructure spending to boost growth
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WITH the European Central Bank's stimulus programme showing limited success in boosting growth, speculation is growing that the region's governments will have to increase public spending. That's pushing traders to bet on construction companies.
An index tracking firms from France's Vinci SA to Germany's HeidelbergCement AG has rallied 20 per cent since a low in June, reaching an almost nine-year high and posting one of the biggest gains among Stoxx Europe 600 Index industries.
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