London's FTSE 100 rebounds as Vodafone jumps.

London's FTSE 100 recovered on Friday as Vodafone jumped on plans to create a separate European tower company and education firm Pearson gained after an upbeat trading update.

Meanwhile Anglo American slumped after billionaire Anil Agarwal said he would divest his stake. The FTSE 100 index added 0.2% by 0710 GMT, while the midcaps were largely unchanged. Vodafone surged 8% after laying out plans to separate its mobile mast infrastructure in 10 European markets into a new organization that it potentially could list.

Pearson, the world's biggest education company, climbed nearly 7% after...

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