British American Tobacco writes down U.S. cigarette brands, tobacco stocks fall

British American Tobacco BTI-N said it would take a hit of around $31.5-billion as it writes down the value of some U.S. cigarette brands, acknowledging on Wednesday that its traditional market has no long-term future. BAT shares fell as much as 10.2 per cent in London to their lowest since…

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