Analyst doubts send Vodafone shares tumbling

Vodafone suffered an eight per cent drop in its share price yesterday after analysts cast doubt on the company's ability to fulfil its earnings forecasts.

By Julian Goldsmith, 3 November 2000 11:22

NEWS Analysts at UBS Warburg said the cost of Vodafone's acquisition strategy would bring the company's earnings down by between 0.5 and 1.5 per cent. According reports, a consensus was developing amongst analysts that end of year earnings would reach upwards of £7.2bn, around £400m below previous expectations. The news sent the rest of the FTSE 100 index falling by 65.6 points.

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