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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Business
Graeme Evans,Michael Hunter and Simon Hunt

FTSE 100 Live 22 April: Asda results, mid-cap takeover deal, shares jump

London’s FTSE 100 index is sharply higher as sentiment shows signs of improvement after Friday’s tech sector sell-off on Wall Street.

Today’s session saw further dealmaking action after FTSE 250-listed Tyman backed a US firm’s takeover worth £788 million.

National Express owner Mobico has posted overdue figures at the start of a busy week for corporate updates, with Barclays and Sainsbury’s among those due to report.

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