FTSE 100 news / Companies and sectors / Vodafone Group / 19 October 2026
Vodafone Group (VOD): news on Monday 19 October 2026
+2.0 slightly positive
Coverage was mixed: a higher UK savings target, a Spain fibre trial and a Qatar billing deal were positive. These were offset by a share slide on Starlink spectrum and Inwit delisting talks, plus uncertainty over the Vodacom Safaricom appeal.
What drove it
- UK savings target
- Starlink spectrum and Inwit
- Vodacom Safaricom appeal
The 6 stories
- +6.3 Vodafone raises UK savings target: Vodafone stock trades below GBp 132.05 high - ad-hoc-news.de
Raised UK savings target is positive, though shares below recent high. - −5.3 Weekly Recap: VOD ADR slide on Starlink spectrum and Inwit delisting talks
ADR slide on Starlink spectrum worries and Inwit delisting talks. - +4.5 Vodafone launches 10 Gbps fiber trial in Spain, last big operator
Spain 10 Gbps fibre trial; product progress, though described as last big operator. - +3.0 tpay Selected as Vodafone Qatar’s Direct Operator Billing Aggregator
Vodafone Qatar named a billing aggregator; minor positive partnership. - +1.7 Vodacom Safaricom appeal fast-tracked in Kenya
Vodacom, a Vodafone subsidiary, has Safaricom appeal fast-tracked in Kenya. - −1.3 Vodacom updates Safaricom appeal: 55 percent stake tests Vodacom stock - ad-hoc-news.de
Safaricom stake appeal creates some uncertainty for Vodacom stock.
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