In the news this morning, a tweet suggesting Purplebricks had enjoyed a record month sent the online estate agent’s shares on a rollercoaster ride. Meanwhile, shares in housing developer Countryside fell after the majority investor sold part of its stake. Tesco is to buy wholesaler Booker, which owns the Premier Foods, Londis, Family Shopper and Budgens brands, in a £3.9bn deal. Dover district council has rejected plans for two towers the size of The Shard designed to beam data between the London stock exchange and Frankfurt.
Purplebricks shares jump after tweet (FT/£)
Countryside shares dip after investor sells (Telegraph/£)
Tesco buys wholesaler Booker (Telegraph/£)
