Shares in food takeaway delivery firms rise amid Omicron lockdown fears   

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A handful of companies such as the food takeaway delivery companies, pharma firms, and online retailers, performed well in the lockdowns last year and stock market investors appear to be again looking at firms that could benefit if European countries sanction new lockdowns in the coming weeks to curtail the spread of the Omicron variant. 

Shares in Europe's three largest delivery firms, including Deliveroo, Just Eat, and Delivery Hero, shot up on Wednesday in an ominous sign that investors are anticipating tougher national restrictions in the coming weeks.

A handful of companies such as the food takeaway delivery companies, pharma firms, and online retailers, performed well in the lockdowns last year and stock market investors appear to be again looking at firms that could benefit if European countries sanction new lockdowns in the coming weeks to curtail the spread of the Omicron variant.