STOCK WATCH

SHARES in construction consultants Driver Group soared after it told investors its performance had exceeded expectations.

In a trading update yesterday, results in the first four months of the year ending September 30 were ‘significantly’ ahead of forecasts.

It means the company, which was founded in 1978 and floated in 2015, is on track to beat the £1.2m profit it reported for 2017.

Shares shot up 14.5pc, or 9.5p, to 75p.