May 23 (Reuters) – UK utilities led fallers in early London trading on Thursday after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called a surprise election in July the previous day, raising concerns over political risk in the sector.
Also adding pressure was National Grid (NG.L), announcing plans to raise about 7 billion pounds ($8.9 billion) through a rights issue. The news sent its shares tumbling almost 9%.
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