UPDATE 2-British public flock to Royal Mail share offerReutersLONDON Oct 9 (Reuters) – Britain's biggest privatisation in decades captured the imagination of the public, with 700,000 individuals applying for seven times the number of Royal Mail shares on offer to private investors. Despite the threat of strike …and more » More: …
Read More »Royal Mail investors still buying in grey market as Vince Cable prepares to be … – Telegraph.co.uk
Telegraph.co.uk Royal Mail investors still buying in grey market as Vince Cable prepares to be …Telegraph.co.ukSpreadbetting firm IG Index said demand for Royal Mail in the grey market was “just as strong” today as the record demand yesterday with investors betting that the shares will open far higher than the …
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Privatised Royal Mail shares are expected to be priced at 330p, the top of the range the government was hoping for. More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail retail offer gets 700000 applications – Financial Times
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Read More »British public flock to Royal Mail share offer – Reuters UK
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