Communications services companies fell as investors retreated from sectors perceived as exposed to economic risk.
Amazon.com is in early talks to purchase a stake worth at least $2 billion in Indian telecom carrier Bharti Airtel, Reuters reported.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau avoided questions about whether Chinese telecom-services company Huawei Technologies' products would be used in the rollout of 5G technology in that nation.
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