CRH shares near three-year high after strong third quarter
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DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland's CRH reported a 9% rise in third-quarter profit on a like-for-like basis helped by strong demand and pricing which it expects to continue in 2020, lifting shares close to three-year highs on Tuesday.The world's second-biggest building materials supplier by market value said it expects 2019 earnings of 4.15 billion euros, including its European distribution unit which it sold for 1.64 billion euros this year. Excluding that business, that implies like-for-like growth..