China Unicom closeslower at midday on clari-fication over NITEL bid
China Unicorn Ltd. closed down1.38% at RMB 6.42 (94 U.S. cents) pershare by midday on February 23, on clar-ification over its involvement in NigerianTelecommunications Ltd. (NITEL) bid.In a statement to the Shanghai Stock Ex-change late February 22, China Unicom,the country's second biggest telecomoperator, denied reports of its London-based European subsidiary's participation