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London midday: Markets bounce back ahead of US data

- FTSE 100 rebounds from worst level in eight weeks - Oil, housing stocks provide a lift - Markets focus on non-farm payrolls ahead of Fed meeting techMARK 2,657.20 +0.34% FTSE 100 6,536.26 +0.58% FTSE 250 15,210.58 +0.35% Strong gains in oil and housing sectors were providing a lift in London on

London open: Housing, oil stocks help markets rebound from eight-week low

- Housing and oil stocks provide a lift - Focus on Fed ahead of non-farm payrolls - Berkeley jumps as strong housing demand boosts H1 results techMARK 2,650.07 +0.07% FTSE 100 6,518.46 +0.31% FTSE 250 15,166.21 +0.06% The FTSE 100 rebounded slightly on Friday from an eight-week low, as bargain hu

Indian stocks to watch - Dec 6

GLOBAL MARKETS ROUNDUP * Nifty futures on the Singapore Exchange are 0.05 percent lower, while the MSCI-Asia Pacific excluding Japan index is down 0.1 percent. * Asian markets steadied on Friday as Japanese shares recouped early losses, though investors were pensive ahead of jobs dat

Indian stocks to watch - Dec 5

Dec 5 (Reuters) - GLOBAL MARKETS ROUNDUP * Nifty futures on the Singapore Exchange are 1.3 percent higher, while the MSCI-Asia Pacific excluding Japan index is down 0.24 percent. * Asian markets were off to a nervous start on Thursday as never- ending speculation about the fate of U.S. stimulus

Vodafone to invest $3 bln in Indian networks over next 2 years

NEW DELHI, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Vodafone Group Plc plans to invest $3 billion in Indian networks in the next two years, Chief Executive Officer Vittorio Colao said on Wednesday in the Indian capital. He told reporters that he was also seeing progress in India's regulatory environment, althoug

Wednesday broker round-up UPDATE

Afren: FinnCap lowers target price from 170p to 165p and downgrades to hold. Amlin: Espirito Santo upgrades to buy with a target price of 509p. Betfair: Citi raises target price from 1150p to 1225p maintaining a buy recommendation. Brewin Dolphin: Canaccord Genuity increases target price from 285

Bills on lost or stolen mobile phones to be capped

A cap will be put on the bills of lost or stolen mobile phones, a government minister has pledged. Culture Secretary Maria Miller revealed the cap would come into play from spring 2014, after the policy was on Monday agreed by all seven of the leading operators, namely Vodafone, BT, Birgin Media,

Four UK mobile operators agree to stop enforcing mid-contract price hikes

LONDON, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Four of Britain's largest mobile phone operators have agreed to government proposals to stop enforcing mid-contract price hikes and to cap bills from stolen or lost phones, as the cost of living shapes up as the top issue before an election in 2015. The government

Utilities lose, telcos win as Europe investors focus on regulation

* Years of falling wages pressure politicians to act * UK utilities seen most at risk from politics * European telecoms to benefit from EU regulation By Toni Vorobyova LONDON, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Political intervention and regulation are becoming increasingly important in sh

STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-Telecom firms need to consolidate-Nomura

Nomura says European telecom services companies need to consolidate to justify their new valuation, but upgrades Swisscom as it believes the company has good growth potential. European telecoms have outperformed the market by 12 percent this year, as supporting themes like consolidation hav

Zain wants to keep majority control of Bahrain arm after IPO

* Zain Bahrain must float 15 pct of shares on local bourse * Technicalities of IPO yet to be concluded - Zain CEO * Zain holds 56.3 pct stake in Zain Bahrain By Matt Smith DUBAI, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Telecom operator Zain wants to retain majority control of its Bahraini subs

Indian court refers Vodafone share sale dispute to tax panel

MUMBAI, Nov 29 (Reuters) - The Bombay High Court told Vodafone Group Plc on Friday to submit its objections to a tax claim on the pricing of shares issued by a local subsidiary to another unit to the tax authorities' Dispute Resolution Panel. The authorities have said Vodafone India Service

India ministers back diluted plans of cheaper telecom spectrum price

NEW DELHI, Nov 22 (Reuters) - An Indian ministerial panel on Friday threw its weight behind watered down plans to cut the starting price at which mobile phone spectrum will be auctioned to operators in January, a cut demanded by companies battling low margins and high debt. The panel is the

Vodafone launches mobile wallet service

Vodafone has launched its new mobile wallet service, which has been designed to enable customers to make a range of everyday transactions through their smartphones. It is the first European mobile payment service built on the GlobalPlatform standard, a cross industry, non-profit association. In

Vodafone Launches New Mobile Payment Service In Spain