FTSE 100 falters as Ofcom orders BT split
The index dipped by 0.53% to 6763 Tuesday morning as Ofcom launched formal proceedings to legally separate Openreach from BT Group.
The index dipped by 0.53% to 6763 Tuesday morning as Ofcom launched formal proceedings to legally separate Openreach from BT Group.
CF Woodford Equity Income Fund has sold out of BT in favour of topping up positions in Provident Financial and Next.
The blocked merger between Telefonica’s O2 and CK Hutchison Holdings’ 3 UK “has consequences for the rest of players in the UK market, as well as for the broader European telecoms market,” said Moody’s Investors Service.
Recent pre-election uncertainty is all about protection, says Smith & Williamson’s Mark Boucher, but consumer discretionary spending will carry on regardless.