** Shares of homebuilder Barratt Redrow BTRW.L up as much as 9.4% at 478.2p, their highest level since October 30, 2024
** Top pct gainer on FTSE 100 index .FTSE, which is up 0.1%
** Co forecasts FY adj pre-tax profit towards upper end of market view vs analysts' expectation of 243 million pounds to 588.4 million pounds ($302.75 million to $733.09 million), according to LSEG-compiled data
** Initiates 100 million pound per annum share buyback
** "As economic, political and lending environments have stabilised, there has been some recovery in customer demand and we have seen solid reservation activity since start of January," - CEO David Thomas
** Stock fell 21.8% in 2024
($1 = 0.8026 pounds)
(Reporting by DhanushVignesh Babu in Bengaluru)
((DhanushVignesh.Babu@thomsonreuters.com;))
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