On the face of it the FTSE All Share Water index has easily outperformed the FTSE 100 index in the p...
On the face of it the FTSE All Share Water index has easily outperformed the FTSE 100 index in the past year by only losing 7.5% of its value compared to more than 22% shed by the 100 biggest UK companies. However, the water sector is under threat from an increasing propensity among customers to delay or outright refuse to pay for services delivered, according to a water industry think-tank session into debt problems held yesterday in the City. The reason water stocks have done so well is that they are considered solid in times of economic difficulty because earnings stay stab...
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