Shares in Telecom Italia rise 7pc on Italy consolidation hopes

MILAN: Shares in Italian telecommunications group Telecom Italia rose more than 7 percent on Wednesday, triggering a limit up suspension, with traders citing expectations of a consolidation in the domestic mobile phone industry.

The hopes were fueled by a report in the Financial Times which said Hutchison Whampoa and VimpelCom were in advanced talks to merge their Italian mobile operations.

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After the suspension Telecom Italia shares resumed trading and by 1345 GMT they were up 6.8 percent at 1.108 euros.

The European telecoms index was up 1.6 percent.

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