Housebuilders were lifted by reassuring results from Barratt Developments and Redrow. Barratt, the sector market leader, rallied after saying it grew profits 19% in the first half of its trading year and that it was in a strong position in spite of the uncertainty around Brexit. FTSE 250 peer Redrow posted a record set of interim results despite Brexit-related uncertainty hitting sales and announced a 30p per share cash return to shareholders through a B share scheme, in addition to a 10p dividend. Russ Mould, investment director at AJ Bell, said: "For all the fears around Brexit hurting the housing market, housebuilders continue to churn out the profits and dish out generous cash rewards for shareholders. "Barratt Developments, in particular, has produced a set of half year results that most companies would die for.