Dixons benefits from Comet's demise

Shares in Dixons rose on Thursday following news that its main High Street rival, Comet, is likely to go into administration, prompting one broker to upgrade its price target for Dixons.

Shares in Dixons rose on Thursday following news that its main High Street rival, Comet, is likely to go into administration, prompting one broker to upgrade its price target for Dixons.

Comet, the UK's second-largest electrical specialist after Dixons, is estimated to have made a loss of £35m in the year to April.

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