The European telecom sector has been under pressure for a long time. High capex needs combined with the long European recession (which produced price wars across the region) have made margins tumble.
The reaction in the Italian ETF and ADRs is signaling favorable gains as well. The iShares MSCI Italy Capped Index (NYSEMKT: EWI) is up a sharp 2.5% at $13.19 on the day, and the ADRs for Telecom Italia SpA (NYSE: TI) are up 4.6% at $8.40 on the day in ...
Telecom Italia advanced 2.4 percent to $8.38 after the company's chairman said a proposed spin-off its domestic phone lines, its most valuable asset, would take time to execute.
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