Details of the June 2015 UK Markit CIPS construction PMI data report 2 July 2015

  • Prior 55.9
  • Housing 59.3 vs 59.4 prio
  • New orders the strongest since last Oct

That's a nice return of strength from the construction sector and that's probably recovered from any election worries. Housing still leads the way but civil engineering and commercial construction are catching up nicely, says Tim Moor at Markit

GBPUSD likes what it sees and rises to 1.5619. Resistance around 20 halts the rally

UK construction PMI