Shares of telecommunications companies rose, but not by as much as the broad market, as traders rotated into more economically sensitive sectors. France's Orange expanded its 12-member executive committee to 15 members, as part of the cell-phone carrier's plan to accelerate its transformation into a more diversified telecom concern. Telecom Italia said it isn't giving up control of the selling process for its Persidera stake despite transferring its holding to a blind trust.

-Rob Curran, rob.curran@dowjones.com

 

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

March 05, 2018 16:39 ET (21:39 GMT)

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