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Shares of Nokia FI:NOKIA NOK slumped 13% in Helsinki after the telecom equipment maker lowered its 2020 guidance and introduced 2021 margin guidance below market expectations. Read More...

(FILES) This file photo taken on March 2, 2020 shows the logo of telecommunications giant Nokia in Espoo, Finland.

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Shares of Nokia NOKIA, -16.46% NOK, -4.48% slumped 13% in Helsinki after the telecom equipment maker lowered its 2020 guidance and introduced 2021 margin guidance below market expectations.

Nokia said its third-quarter profit more than doubled to 203 million euros, while sales fell 7% to 5.29 billion euros. On an adjusted basis, Nokia’s earnings per share was steady at 5 eurocents.

Nokia lowered its 2020 adjusted earnings view to 23 cents from 25 cents, and its operating margin view to 9% from 9.5%. It expects 2021 adjusted operating margins between 7% and 10%, below consensus expectations of nearly 11%.

Nokia also announced a new corporate structure.

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