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
3i Group (III.L) – Raised £245m from sales of investments in Q4 of last year. Diluted net asset value p/s, rose 5%, helped by earnings growth of 15% among its private equity investments. Closing price 464.10p (Reuters)
Diageo (DGE.L) – Reported lower-than-expected sales for the six months to December, hurt by foreign exchange rates and intensified discounting on vodka in the United States, its biggest and most profitable market. Closing Price 1962.00p (Reuters)
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK.L) – First results from a human trial of an Ebola vaccine from GSK show it is safe and generates an immune response. Closing price 1496.50p (Reuters)
Great Portland Estates (GPOR.L) – Expect higher rates of rental growth compared to last 2014, Portfolio valuation up 5.2%, 10.3% and 19.9% over 3, 6 and 12 months respectively. Rental value growth of 3.0% over 3 months, 11.2% over 12 months. Closing price 785.50p (Reuters)
Lonmin (LMI.L) – Said it would maintain its annual production target but cut expenditure in 2015 as it battles with low metal prices. Capital expenditure will be cut for 2015 from $250m to $185m. Closing price 165.20p (Reuters)
Royal Dutch Shell (RDSA.L & RDSB.L) – Would lower its capital investment in 2015 and curtail overall spending by a total of $15bn over the next 3 years in response to lower oil prices. Fourth-quarter 2014 earnings on a current cost of supplies basis at $4.2bn vs $2.2bn for same quarter a year earlier, and in line with expectations. Closing Price 2153.50p (Reuters)
Royal Mail (RMG.L) – Its chairman Donald Brydon announced he will step down later this year and that a search for his successor had begun. Closing price 437.80p (Reuters)
For more information on any of these individual news items, call into the trading floor
| Stock | Code | Close | High | Low |
| ARM Holdings | ARM.L | 1.75% | 4.75% | 1.16% |
| Antofagasta | ANTO.L | -2.88% | 0.36% | -4.25% |
| Johnson Matthey | JMAT.L | -3.20% | -3.06% | -7.41% |
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