Barclays cuts UK water utilities on negative sector outlook; shares fall
** Shares of UK water companies Pennon PNN.L, United Utilities UU.L and Severn Trent SVT.L all open lower between 4%-5%
** FTSE 100 .FTSE down 2.13% while FTSE midcap .FTMC down 2.57%
** Pennon down 5.2% at 598p, United Utilities down 4.9% at 1,007 and Severn Trent down 4.2% at 2,542p
** Barclays says it is no longer so positive on the sector following Ofwat's Draft Determinations and annual performance reports of the companies
** Brokerage downgrades United Utilities to Underweight from Equal Weight, cuts PT to 975p from 1315p
** Severn Trent and Pennon downgraded to Equal Weight from Overweight with price cuts to 2500p and 685p, respectively
** Says assumes position after Ofwat did not categorise UU's business plan as 'Outstanding', against expectations and as company included in Ofwat's wastewater investigation
** For SVT, even with an 'Outstanding' business plan, its outcome delivery incentives challenge "appears to have become tougher than for the other water companies"
** Barclays cut PNN targets to reflect lower return expectations
** Ofwat is due to publish a final decision on future bills and investment on Dec. 19; brokerage expects it to be delayed into January with a further 6-9 months delay on a CMA referral submission
Reporting by Yamini Kalia in Bengaluru
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