A booming morning for Alcatel-Lucent on the Paris Stock Exchange, where the group's shares mark a rise of 5,61% on rumors of a possible alliance with Nokia. Press rumors speak of reflections initiated by the Finnish company, which could lead to an agreement with the French competitor after the sale of the mobile phone division to Microsoft at the beginning of 2014.
Moreover, the eventuality would be consistent with the strategy of both companies. At the beginning of September, the evaluation agency Moody's had estimated that Nokia, now concentrated on supplies for the telecommunications sector, could be interested in purchasing the assets of Alcatel-Lucent, which for its part is trying to specialize in order to survive.
