listed water stocks little changed after Burnham unveils public ownership plans

By Reuters News

** Shares of UK-listed water utilities see-saw between marginal losses and gains after Prime Minister Andy Burnham's proposal to lift a ban on public ownership of water companies

** Under the planned changes, mayors would have new powers to hold water companies to account

** Shares of FTSE 100 .FTSE constituents Severn Trent SVT.L were flat and United Utilities UU.L were up 0.1%

** Shares of FTSE-250 constituent Pennon Group PNN.L down 0.05%

** YTD, as of last close, SVT up ~10.4%, UU up ~18.8% and PNN down ~15.2%

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