Tesco shares fall as FCA opens 'full investigation' into profit debacle

Anna Fedorova
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Tesco has said the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has started an investigation into its accounting error, after the supermarket revealed last month it had overstated its half year profits by £250m.

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