- As predicted by many investors and analysts, Alcatel-Lucent (ALU +3.6%) is returning to France's benchmark CAC-40 index. NYSE Euronext says the telecom equipment giant will be added back on Dec. 23, and replace chipmaker STMicroelectronics (STM -1.2%).
- Alcatel, buoyed by a debt restructuring and improving margins, has made fresh 2-year highs today, and is now up 224% YTD. STM, which has been posting Y/Y revenue drops and contending with the unraveling of its ST-Ericsson mobile chip JV, is up 5% YTD, but well off its summer highs.