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| Sky shares lifted by Fox deal reports | Sky shares lifted by Fox deal reports |
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| Shares in Sky were boosted by reports that Comcast and Verizon Communications are interested in buying parts of media giant 21st Century Fox. | Shares in Sky were boosted by reports that Comcast and Verizon Communications are interested in buying parts of media giant 21st Century Fox. |
| Fox's 39% stake in Sky is reportedly one of the assets being eyed by the suitors, and this triggered a 4.1% rise in the UK broadcaster's share price. | |
| That made Sky the biggest riser in the FTSE 100, with the benchmark index up 6.26 points at 7,380.68 by the close. | |
| Shares in United Utilities fell 4% following a broker downgrade. | Shares in United Utilities fell 4% following a broker downgrade. |
| Analysts at HSBC cut their rating on the water and sewage firm to "hold". | Analysts at HSBC cut their rating on the water and sewage firm to "hold". |
| Outside the FTSE 100, the biggest mover was construction firm Carillion, which saw its shares plunge 48% after it issued another profit warning and said it expected to breach its financial covenants. | |
| On the currency markets, the pound edged up 0.1% against the dollar to $1.3218 but fell 0.03% against the euro to €1.1208. |