Vodafone, BT and Barclays led the FTSE 100 index 23.7 points higher today to close at 4,053.10 as th...
Vodafone, BT and Barclays led the FTSE 100 index 23.7 points higher today to close at 4,053.10 as the afternoon session reflected gains made in New York. Schroders non-voting led the way with a 33p gain to 536, but it was Vodafone that added the most points to the index because of its weighting, rising 4.75p to 116.25p after announcing it would bid to increase its stake in South Africa's largest mobile phone operator. BT was told to open up its lines to more competition by the telecoms regulator Oftel, but this is just what some investors have been hoping for in order to get B...
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