FTSE 100 ends higher as BT declares Openreach plans, US jobs gain
FTSE 100 stocks ended higher on Friday, led by telecoms behemoth BT after confirming it would separate Openreach
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BT Group tries to reassure as Italian issues overshadow quarterly results
BT posted third quarter pretax profits of £526min, down from £832mln a year earlier, as revenues rose to £6.13bn.
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FTSE 100 shares edged higher on Friday, helped by a jump by supermarket Tesco
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FTSE 100 closes up but unfettered by Brexit plans or Dow’s 20K ascent
In New York, the US blue chip index was up over 150 points to 20,064, the first time it has exceeded the psychologically significant 20,000 level in intraday trading.
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Investors hang up on BT as Italian accounting scare adds to ongoing regulatory, pension worries
BT also spooked investors with a cautious update in today’s announcement, saying “the outlook for UK public sector and international corporate markets has deteriorated.”
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BT shares plunge as forecasts chopped after “inappropriate” accounting at Italian business worse than thought
The FTSE 100-listed firm, which announced an initial investigation in October, said the review had found “a complex set of improper sales, purchase and leasing transactions.”