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Morgan Stanley said 60% of European telecom companies have reported earnings. Revenue beat expectations for 56% of firms, but half missed EBITDA targets. EBITDA growth slowed to 1.3% in Q2 from 3.6% in Q1. Telia and KPN beat EBITDA forecasts; Vodafone raised EBITDAaL and free cash flow guidance, while Elisa, Telenor, and KPN cut guidance.
UK FTSE 100 rose modestly to 10,655.35 (+0.15%) after weak crude oil and ONS data showed retail sales up 1% in June vs forecast -0.3%. Several stocks gained, including JD Sports (+3%), Weir Group, 3i, Anglo American and IAG. HSBC rose ~1.5% on plans to sell its Singapore life and health unit to Allianz. DiscoverIE jumped 13% on a 31% orders increase; Renishaw gained ~5% on profit outlook.
FTSE 100 is down about 17 points to 10,512 as miners slide on weaker China GDP. Oil softens despite US strikes on Iran, with Brent down ~1% to under $84. US tech gains fade after sharp losses in storage and semiconductors. Thames Water is discussed, and UK political betting shifts. Earnings updates include ASML, J&J, Morgan Stanley, BlackRock and BNY Mellon.
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Telecoms weakness appears to be part of broader index risk-off rather than a Vodafone-specific catalyst.
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Telecom weakness appears part of broader risk-off rather than a Vodafone-specific catalyst.
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Morgan Stanley said 60% of European telecom companies have reported earnings. Revenue beat expectations for 56% of firms, but half missed EBITDA targets. EBITDA growth slowed to 1.3% in Q2 from 3.6% in Q1. Telia and KPN beat EBITDA forecasts; Vodafone raised EBITDAaL and free cash flow guidance, while Elisa, Telenor, and KPN cut guidance.
4 min readUK FTSE 100 rose modestly to 10,655.35 (+0.15%) after weak crude oil and ONS data showed retail sales up 1% in June vs forecast -0.3%. Several stocks gained, including JD Sports (+3%), Weir Group, 3i, Anglo American and IAG. HSBC rose ~1.5% on plans to sell its Singapore life and health unit to Allianz. DiscoverIE jumped 13% on a 31% orders increase; Renishaw gained ~5% on profit outlook.
5 min readFTSE 100 is down about 17 points to 10,512 as miners slide on weaker China GDP. Oil softens despite US strikes on Iran, with Brent down ~1% to under $84. US tech gains fade after sharp losses in storage and semiconductors. Thames Water is discussed, and UK political betting shifts. Earnings updates include ASML, J&J, Morgan Stanley, BlackRock and BNY Mellon.
7 min readThe FTSE 100 fell 0.20% to 10,507.94 on Wednesday, pressured by mining shares including Fresnillo, Endeavour, Antofagasta, Anglo American and Rio Tinto as gold, silver and copper eased 0.3% to 0.6%. Barratt Redrow rose over 4% after results beat expectations, with Persimmon up about 1.5%. Brent crude rose ~1.5% to $86 amid renewed US strikes on Iran.
7 min readWednesday, the FTSE 100 stayed in negative territory around noon, down 0.3% to 10,497.96, as Middle East tensions rose and China’s Q2 GDP growth slowed. China’s GDP rose 4.3% in Q2, the slowest in about three years. Miners fell: Fresnillo -3%, Antofagasta -2.1%, Endeavour Mining -2%. Vodafone -2.3%, BT -2% and others also declined.
3 min readEuropean shares ended a four-week winning streak as tech stocks fell and Middle East tensions lifted oil. The STOXX 600 fell 1.8% for the week. Brent rose about 5% after U.S. reimposed sanctions on Iranian oil. Tech laggards included ASML and Soitec. easyJet jumped on an Apollo takeover offer; ArcelorMittal rose after a J.P. Morgan upgrade.
4 min readVodafone Group PLC shares rose about 12.5% to 109.98 GBp after Emirates Telecommunications Group, or e&, agreed to sell its full 16.21% stake in Vodafone to Vega, a vehicle owned by the Niel family group. e& will sell about 3.94 billion shares at 112.5 GBp each, including cash and Vodafone’s final FY26 dividend, ending related governance arrangements.
2 min readBritain’s CMA is fast-tracking its review to Phase 2 of Liberty Global and Telefónica’s consortium bid to buy Substantial (owner of Netomnia) via nexfibre. The £2bn ($2.65bn) deal, announced Feb, would combine fiber networks to create an ~8m-premises challenger to BT Openreach. CMA will assess effects on fiber broadband competition; deadline Dec 15, 2026.
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