Foreign & Colonial says that the collapse in investor sentiment is creating compelling stock market opportunities.F&C UK head of equities David Manning says: &#34This situation presents buying opportunities in specific stocks whose current discounts are unquestionably overdone. &#34A situation where Colt Telecom, which is forecast next year to report sales of just £360m and operating […]

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