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http://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20100610T093723ZCAJ23Nokia shares drop on market rumours on profit outlook
HELSINKI, Jun 10, 2010 (AFP) - The price of shares in the world's top mobile phone maker NokiaNokia
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fell to the lowest level since March 2009 on Wednesday amid market rumours that the company might issue a profit warning.
The stock hit a 15-month low point, shedding 3.57 percent to 7.70 euros a share in mid afternoon trading on a slightly positive overall Helsinki stock exchange.
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would issue a profit warning, but did not know from where these rumours originated or which part of the results they referred to.
"I think Q2 (second quarter) will be weak, but they have already guided down quite hard, so I would be surprised if they came out weaker than that," Evli Bank analyst Mikael Andersson told AFP.
"It's more a confidence thing," he said, adding that the pressure was on NokiaNokia
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to deliver on its promises of top-end smartphones later in the year to compete with Apple's iPhone and phones powered by Google's Android operating system.
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itself has not made any announcements regarding changes to its guidance, and spokesman Doug Dawson told AFP "it would be inappropriate to comment on market rumours."
Market talk ahead of the Finnish company's quarterly results have become a common occurrence, analysts said. The Finnish company is due to release information on its April-June performance on July 22.
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peaked at an all-time high of 65 euros in the midst of the telecom bubble in March 2000.
They have fallen by more than 32 percent in the past year amid investor concern about the market leader's struggles to keep up with rivals in the high-end smartphone segment.
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