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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
Rio Tinto (RIO.L), Anglo American (AAL.L), BHP Billiton (BLT.L), Antofagasta (ANTO.L) - Alcoa Inc. posted its strongest earnings in a year and a half on the back of higher aluminium prices, lower materials costs and improved productivity. Closing prices 2989p, 1338p, 1657p, 675p. (Wall Street Journal)
Barclays (BARC.L) - has agreed to pay nearly $20m to resolve a U.S. class action lawsuit accusing the British bank of manipulating the Libor benchmark interest rate, according to court papers filed Wednesday. Closing price 229.4p. (Reuters)
Hays (HAS.L) - Reported an underlying 9% rise in first-quarter net fees on Thursday, boosted by good performances across all its regions including Britain, Australia and Germany. Closing price 120p. (Reuters)
Old Mutual (OML.L) - Announces that initial public offering of 22,000,000 ordinary shares of OM Asset Management has been priced at $14.00 per share. Gross proceeds realised by Old Mutual will be $308m. Closing price 176.9p. (Reuters)
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| Stock | Code | Close | High | Low |
| International Consolidated Airlines | IAG.L | -0.67% | 0.46% | -2.31% |
| EasyJet | EZJ.L | -0.79% | 0.06% | -3.67% |
| Barclays | BARC.L | -0.54% | 0.53% | -1.13% |
| Vodafone | VOD.L | -0.85% | 0.75% | -1.02% |
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