Morrisons shares soar after rejecting £5.5bn takeover offer

Shareholder LGIM said bid failed to add 'any genuine value’

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Shares in supermarket group WM Morrison soared 35% at one point yesterday (Monday, 21 June) after the company rejected a £5.5bn takeover bid from a US private equity firm on the basis that it “significantly undervalued” the retailer.

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