This report is not a personal recommendation and does not take into account your personal circumstances or appetite for risk.
The below stocks have been identified as having potential to register bigger than normal share price moves (up or down) today based on the news cited
Saga (SAGA.L) - priced its London share listing at the bottom of its original range, the company said on Friday, valuing the company at £2.1bn. Offer will be priced at 185p a share and will raise gross proceeds of £550m. Half of the new shares have been allocated to retail investors and half to institutions. (Reuters)
Astrazeneca (AZN.L) - BlackRock - AstraZeneca largest shareholder - wants the drugmaker to resume talks with Pfizer Inc about a potential sale eventually, but backs its decision this week to reject Pfizer's current bid, according to two people familiar with the matter. Closing price 4275p. (Reuters)
Close Brothers (CBG.L) - Said the loan book of its banking division grew to £5.1bn during the third quarter and that it was confident of delivering a "strong" result for the financial year. Closing price 1328p. (Reuters)
Smiths Group (SMIN.L) - Full year outlook for headline operating profit is in line with expectations for all businesses except Smiths Detection. Warns on profitability at detection unit. Closing price 1315p. (Reuters)
Firstgroup (FGP.L), Go-Ahead Group (GOG.L), Stagecoach (SGC.L) - Britain on Friday awarded a contract to run the expanded Thameslink rail network in London to Govia, a joint venture led by transport operator Go-Ahead , in a blow for FirstGroup which currently operates part of the line. Govia beat competition from four shortlisted bidders -Abellio, FirstGroup, MTR and Stagecoach. Closing prices 134.8p, 1939p, 378.5p. (Reuters)
For more information on any of these individual news items, call into the trading floor
| Stock | Code | Close | High | Low |
| Halfords | HFD.L | 10.56% | 11.35% | 1.95% |
| Royal Mail | RMG.L | -9.74% | -3.01% | -10.07% |
| SABMiller | SAB.L | 3.46% | 4.82% | 0.14% |
| Rio Tinto | RIO.L | 1.28% | 2.08% | -0.77% |
| Antofagasta | ANTO.L | 1.95% | 2.46% | 0.52% |
| BHP Billiton | BLT.L | 1.04% | 1.51% | 0.39% |
| United Utilities | UU.L | 0.29% | 1.12% | -0.35% |
| ARM Holdings | ARM.L | 3.31% | 3.48% | 1.05% |
| Blinkx | BLNX.L | 2.91% | 7.59% | -2.28% |
| Imagination Technology | IMG.L | 5.45% | 9.17% | 2.72% |
This research is produced by Accendo Markets Limited. Research produced and disseminated by Accendo Markets is classified as non-independent research, and is therefore a marketing communication. This investment research has not been prepared in accordance with legal requirements designed to promote its independence and it is not subject to the prohibition on dealing ahead of the dissemination of investment research. This research does not constitute a personal recommendation or offer to enter into a transaction or an investment, and is produced and distributed for information purposes only.
Accendo Markets considers opinions and information contained within the research to be valid when published, and gives no warranty as to the investments referred to in this material. The income from the investments referred to may go down as well as up, and investors may realise losses on investments. The past performance of a particular investment is not necessarily a guide to its future performance. Prepared by Michael van Dulken, Head of Research