** London-listed shares of construction materials maker CRH PLC CRH.L up 6% at 9608 p

** CRH's U.S. Listing CRH.N to join U.S. benchmark S&P 500 index .SPX before the market opens on December 22

** 22 of the 25 analysts covering the stock have a "buy" or higher rating while 3 have "hold" ; median PT is 10,107p- according to LSEG data

** YTD, stock had risen 29.57%

(Reporting by Tuhina in Bengaluru)

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