Supermarket chain Tesco saw 1.8% group like-for-like growth during the 13 weeks ended 26th May, with the relatively recently acquired Booker portfolio growing by 14.3%.
Master Investor attended the 2018 NEX exchange Small Cap awards on 14th June, hosted by Peter Dickson, the UK’s most prolific voiceover artist at The Montcalm Hotel.
Independent diamond miner Petra Diamonds saw its shares drop by 23.58% to 56.55p at 1250 BST after the company issued 332 million new shares this morning.
Engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce has announced that it will be cutting 4,600 jobs, mainly situated in the UK, in a bid to cut annual costs by around £400 million.
Shares in Dixons Carphone dipped by 2.91% to 192p, as at 1340 BST, after the electronics retailer revealed that almost 6 million customers’ card details were accessed by hackers.
Master Investor Show 2018 exhibitor Netwealth has reported that its funds have outperformed their respective peer groups by 3-8% over the course of its first two years.
Shares in Connect Group crashed by 45.19% to 28.50p, as at 1140 BST, after the distribution and logistics specialist issued a warning that trading has been extremely weak since 1st May and the expected World Cup bounce has not arrived.
Online fashion outfit Boohoo.com announced that revenues in the three months to 31st May were £183.6 million, a rise of 53% relative to the same period last year, with strong performances across geographies and brands.
FTSE 250 housebuilder Crest Nicholson has reported that pre-tax profits for the six months ended 30th April dropped to £74.8 million due to increasing costs of sales.
Shares in AIM listed self-storage specialist Lok’n Store climbed by 4.05% to 434.39p, as at 1300 BST, after the company announced that it has acquired two new freehold sites.
