MPs are putting increasing pressure on regulators regarding the Sainsbury’s and Asda merger, to scrutinise the deal and how suppliers might be affected. The Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy committee and the committee for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs have both written to the competition watchdog, amidst concerns that the deal could be harmful to the supply chain.
The tie-up will see the group in charge of 2,800 stores, and a combined revenue of more than fifty billion. The company is aiming to drive cost-savings through increasing buying power with suppliers - of which a large number are multi-national companies.... Read More
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| Newriver Reit | 284.50p | 17.50 | 6.55 % |
| Greene King | 591.40p | 33.80 | 6.06 % |
| Greencore | 164.60p | 7.95 | 5.08 % |
| Ultra Electronics | 1,585.00p | 72.00 | 4.76 % |
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| FTSE 250 | 21,191.44p | 53.78 | 0.25 % |
| FTSE 350 | 4,381.12p | 10.32 | 0.24 % |
| FTSE Small Cap | 6,044.44p | -4.52 | -0.07 % |
| FTSE All-Share | 4,324.41p | 9.71 | 0.22 % |
| Top Five Fallers (FTSE 350) | |||
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| Pets At Home | 137.40p | -20.60 | -13.04 % |
| Halfords | 342.40p | -45.60 | -11.75 % |
| Inmarsat | 361.10p | -27.50 | -7.08 % |
| Udg Healthcare | 878.50p | -53.00 | -5.69 % |
| Capita | 130.60p | -6.35 | -4.64 % |
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| FLOW | Flowgroup | 0.028p | 0.004 | 17.02 % | 1,561,342,430 |
| LSAI | Location Scienc | 0.031p | 0.005 | 17.31 % | 416,555,847 |
| TSTR | Tri-star Res. | 0.068p | 0.005 | 8.00 % | 327,449,947 |
| ADL | Andalas Energy & Power | 0.014p | -0.003 | -17.65 % | 314,369,548 |
| LLOY | Lloyds | 67.02p | 0.55 | 0.83 % | 166,005,256 |
| FCR | Ferrum Crescent | 0.07p | 0.003 | 3.70 % | 125,055,553 |
| VOD | Vodafone | 199.14p | 3.86 | 1.98 % | 97,225,685 |
| WTI | Weatherly | 0.185p | -0.04 | -17.78 % | 90,460,303 |
| KOD | Kodal Minerals | 0.148p | -0.015 | -9.23 % | 76,143,076 |
| FRR | Frontera Resources | 0.435p | -0.02 | -4.40 % | 75,763,015 |
| TPOP | Peoples Op | 0.023p | 0.00 | 0.00 % | 66,250,186 |
| VAST | Vast Res | 0.55p | -0.005 | -0.90 % | 52,985,515 |
| BBSN | Brave Bison Grp | 3.55p | 2.775 | 358.06 % | 51,876,613 |
| GLEN | Glencore | 389.80p | 2.10 | 0.54 % | 47,249,828 |
| BP. | BP | 588.40p | -4.40 | -0.74 % | 47,157,176 |
| BLU | Blue Star | 0.25p | -0.005 | -1.96 % | 43,748,119 |
| AERO | Strat Aero | 0.065p | 0.00 | 0.00 % | 39,495,304 |
| GGP | Greatland | 0.595p | 0.00 | 0.00 % | 38,660,986 |
| BARC | Barclays | 211.10p | 2.20 | 1.05 % | 33,095,166 |
| 88E | 88 Energy | 2.30p | -0.075 | -3.16 % | 32,199,632 |
| SRSP | Sirius Pet | 0.95p | 0.03 | 3.26 % | 31,968,713 |
| HSBA | HSBC | 745.70p | 6.80 | 0.92 % | 31,885,917 |
| UKOG | Uk Oil & Gas | 1.55p | 0.125 | 8.77 % | 31,884,656 |
| BPC | Bahamas Petrol | 3.55p | 0.25 | 7.58 % | 30,795,743 |
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