European cement makers jump on hopes for Trump infrastructure spending
** European cement makers and building materials producers shares rise as the market reacts to a projected Donald Trump win in the U.S. presidential elections
** "Trump's victory suggests more focus on aggressive fiscal policy, including infrastructure spending, therefore beneficiaries are cement producers who sell precisely for construction and infrastructure spending," says Kepler Cheuvreux analyst Matteo Bonizzoni
** Buzzi BZU.MI, Holcim HOLN.S, Cementir Holding CEMI.MI rise between 3% and 6%
** Buzzi, alongside Irish-based but U.S.-listed CRH CRH.N, is among the companies most-exposed to the U.S. market, with Buzzi also benefiting from the third-quarter results, in line with expectations, it reported on Tuesday
** CRH and Holcim have high U.S. exposure and tend to trade well on Trump, Goldman Sachs analysts say
** Construction materials firms Saint-Gobain SGOB.PA and Heidelberg Materials HEIG.DE rise between 3% and 5%
** Cement makers are also benefiting from prospects of post-war reconstruction in Ukraine, a Milan-based trader adds
Reporting by Alessandro Parodi, Philippe Leroy Beaulieu, additional reporting by Giancarlo Navach
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