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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
Anglo American (AAL.L) – Has been refused a license to extend the life of its Drayton coal mine in eastern Australia, reversing an earlier approval by government regulators in the latest blow to Australia's coal sector. Closing price 1364.50p. (Reuters)
ARM Holdings (ARM.L) – Reported revenue of $320.2m, just short of market expectations of $326.3m. Pretax profit rose 9% to £101.2m, broadly in line with expectations. Closing Price 851.50p (Reuters)
ASOS (ASC.L) – Posted a 14% fall in annual profit after the strength of sterling hit sales growth overseas. Reported a pretax profit of £46.9m, just above analysts' reduced expectations but down from the £54.7m it made in 2012-13. Closing Price 1944.00p (Reuters)
GKN (GKN.L) – On track for growth in 2014 after posting a 6% rise in Q3 profit, driven by strong performances in its aerospace and automotive units. Posted pre-tax profit of £139m in the 3 months, compared to the £131m it made in the year earlier period, putting it on track for growth in 2014 despite currency headwinds. Closing Price 302.00p (Reuters)
Intercontinental Hotel Group (IHG.L) – Posted a 7% rise in third-quarter room revenue, fuelled by growth in all of its four regions. Closing price 2249.00p. (Reuters)
Reckitt Benckiser (RB.L) – Reported higher third-quarter sales, helped by strength in its health business. Said like-for-like sales rose 2% from the same period a year earlier. Closing price 5115.00p. (Reuters)
Shire (SHP.L) – U.S. drug maker AbbVie (ABBV.N) said it has reached agreement with Shire to officially call off its proposed $55bn purchase and will pay Shire a $1.64bn breakup fee for walking away from the deal. Closing Price 3750.00p (Reuters)
Whitbread (WTB.L) – Posts an 18.5% rise in first-half profit. Underlying pretax profit rose to £256m (analysts’ consensus £249m) Total revenue rose 13% to £1.3bn, including underlying sales growth of 9.6% and 6.1% at Premier Inn and Costa Coffee respectively. Closing Price 4228.00p (Reuters)
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| Stock | Code | Close | High | Low |
| Tesco | TSCO.L | 2.72% | 3.27% | 1.52% |
| Rio Tinto | RIO.L | -0.65% | 0.68% | -0.82% |
| BHP Billiton | BLT.L | -1.40% | 0.42% | -1.63% |
| Glencore Xstrata | GLEN.L | -1.00% | 0.43% | -1.14% |
| Standard Chartered | STAN.L | 0.00% | 0.51% | -0.42% |
| Glaxosmithkline | GSK.L | -1.14% | 0.28% | -1.85% |
| Barratt Development | BDEV.L | 2.17% | 2.45% | -0.22% |
| Taylor Wimpey | TW.L | 1.50% | 1.94% | -0.40% |
| Persimmon | PSN.L | 0.37% | 1.11% | -0.81% |
| Bellway | BWY.L | 2.86% | 3.05% | -0.19% |
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