Combined portfolio valued at £6.4 billionMerged group would be worth £3.9 billionPromotion to the FTSE 100 could followIn a sign consolidation in the UK real estate market is far from over, LondonMetric Property (LMP) and LXI REIT (LXI) have confirmed market rumours they are in talks over a possible all-share merger.Shares in potential acquirer LondonMetric traded sideways at 197p, giving it a m

Quarterly review due in weeks Four likely winners and losersA further three stocks could drop outWe may only be half-way through the third quarter, but already it looks as though there will be quite a few changes to the benchmark FTSE 100 index when the topic comes up for review next month.Promotion to, and demotion from, the index can have a big effect on the share prices of the firms concerned a

- Profit upgrade not a big surprise- Like-for-like sales slowing sharply- Analyst see long-term threat from AmazonIndustrial and electronic products maker RS Group (RS1), formerly known as Electrocomponents, delivered an upbeat full-year trading update including a better-than-expected profit outturn.However, the shares were the worst performers in the blue-chip FTSE 100 benchmark, sinking 4.4% to

Essentra (ESNT) 211pLoss to date: -32%Shares in industrial group Essentra (ESNT) jumped as much as 15% on 3 October on news the firm had agreed the sale of its filters business, completing its strategic repositioning.Unfortunately, that still leaves them almost a pound below our 310p entry point in November 2021 despite the fact the firm has done exactly what it said it would.WHAT'S HAPPENED SINCE

Asian powerhouse India's macroeconomic health is the strongest it has been in a decade. The nation could be both a fantastic top down and bottom up investment story. Growth is accelerating driven by demographics and urbanisation, while corporate quality is high with many world class management teams treating minority shareholders properly. Furthermore, inflation is falling and the government remai