Telefonica Leads Spain Losses After Sanchez Pushes CEO Out

Marc Murtra 

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Telefonica SA’s shares fell after Spain’s Socialist government surprised investors by pushing out the carrier’s long-standing top executive.

The stock fell as much as 4.3%, and was the worst performer in the Ibex-35 and Stoxx 600 Telecom indexes.