Britain’s biggest pizza delivery company, Domino’s, said it would quit its loss-making international operations, sending shares higher.

Peppa Pig-owner Entertainment One’s shares rose more than 30%, to a record high, yesterday, surpassing the price agreed by the company’s board with US toy maker Hasbro, in a sign that investors see some chance of a counter offer.

British bookmaker William Hill has posted lower first-half profit, as a regulatory cap on fixed odds betting terminals in UK betting shops and more costs to expand in the US took a toll on the gambling group.

The maker of Kipling Cakes, Bisto gravy and Oxo cubes reported higher group sales in the first quarter as its Mr Kipling cakes and Batchelors brands benefited from a TV advertising push.