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| FTSE rises but TalkTalk shares fall | FTSE rises but TalkTalk shares fall |
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| (Open): London's leading share index opened higher, but shares in TalkTalk fell after the company revealed it had been hit by a cyber-attack. | (Open): London's leading share index opened higher, but shares in TalkTalk fell after the company revealed it had been hit by a cyber-attack. |
| Shares in the telecoms group were down by about 9.5% in early trading. | |
| Overnight, TalkTalk said banking details and personal information of its four million UK customers could have been accessed by the cyber-attackers. | Overnight, TalkTalk said banking details and personal information of its four million UK customers could have been accessed by the cyber-attackers. |
| Overall, the FTSE 100 was up by 0.78%, or 49.81 points, at 6,426.09. | |
| Another company to see its stock fall sharply was the betting firm William Hill. Shares dropped by about 5% after it said full-year profit would be at the low end of analysts' expectations. | Another company to see its stock fall sharply was the betting firm William Hill. Shares dropped by about 5% after it said full-year profit would be at the low end of analysts' expectations. |
| On the currency markets, the pound was little changed against the dollar at $1.5402 and it was also steady against the euro at €1.38510. | On the currency markets, the pound was little changed against the dollar at $1.5402 and it was also steady against the euro at €1.38510. |