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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) – CEO claimed a successful year of production, capped off with a robust Q4. Output is in line with targets across all of our major products. Closing price 2856.00p (Reuters)
Unilever (ULVR.L) - Reported lower than expected Q4 sales growth. Underlying sales rose 2.1%. Analysts were expecting a 2.6% rise. Weakening of emerging markets last year that made Unilever's Q3 the weakest in five years, its full-year underlying sales growth came in at 2.9% versus analysts' estimates for growth of 3.1%. Closing price 2729.00p (Reuters)
BHP Billiton (BLT.L) - May be forced to slash its planned $4 billion spending this year on U.S. shale wells and book writedowns on its shale assets as it battles plunging prices for its biggest earners iron ore, oil and copper. Closing price 1368p. (Reuters)
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| Stock | Code | Close | High | Low |
| BHP Billiton | BLT.L | -1.44% | 0.59% | -2.16% |
| Evraz | EVR.L | 0.72% | 2.43% | -2.16% |
| Ferrexpo | FXPO.L | -0.45% | 2.70% | -4.50% |
| Lloyds Banking Group | LLOY.L | 0.28% | 0.62% | -2.03% |
| Thorntons | THT.L | 5.06% | 6.57% | 0.00% |
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