The figures come amid a group-wide review at Associated British Foods that could see Primark spun off with a separate stock market listing.

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The group increased its share of the market to 28.7% in the three months to December 28.

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Paramount updated its offer late last month with a £30 billion ‘irrevocable personal guarantee’ from Oracle founder Larry Ellison.

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The Financial Conduct Authority said it had fined Richard Adam and Zafar Khan £232,800 and £138,900 respectively.

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Brent crude dropped below 60 US dollars a barrel after the US leader said Venezuela would turn over oil worth close to £1.5 billion.

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The Leicestershire-based tile chain posted a 2% rise in like-for-like sales for the Topps Tiles brand in its first quarter to December 27.

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The retailer said sales growth is set to slow in the new financial year ahead.

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Chief executive John O’Reilly will step down on January 29 and be replaced on an interim basis by chief financial officer Richard Harris.

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Private equity firm HIG Capital is selling Interpath five years after it bought the former restructuring arm of KPMG.

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The discount supermarket said sales jumped by more than 5% in run up to Christmas

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Tesco and Sainsbury’s will report updates after a hard-fought Christmas in the sector, while Next, M&S and Greggs will also give their verdict.

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The German-owned group generated more than £1.1bn in turnover in the lead up to Christmas Eve

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