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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
St. James's Place (SJP) - Boosts final dividend by 50%; to launch new banking service in April in conjunction with Metro Bank; Operating profit for 2014, on a European Embedded Value basis, up 29 percent to £596.4m vs £462.7m in 2013. closing price 892p (Reuters)
Whitbread (WTB) - Said it expected to post full-year profit toward the top end of forecasts as strong demand at its Premier Inn hotels and Costa Coffee chain helped deliver a 5.8% rise in fourth quarter underlying sales; intends to step up capex in hotel expansion. closing price 5089p (Reuters)
Barratt Developments (BDEV) - Posted a 75% rise in profit in the six months to end-December after it completed 6,971 new homes; Said its second half had started well. closing price 503.5p (Reuters)
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| Stock | Code | Close | High | Low |
| BHP Billiton | BHP | 6.21% | 7.37% | 2.84% |
| Bowleven | BLVN | 13.79% | 13.79% | 6.03% |
| DRAX | DRX | 6.45% | 11.99% | -3.62% |
| GKN | GKN | -3.21% | 0.78% | -3.78% |
| Green Dragon Gas | GDG | 2.78% | 9.79% | 0.00% |
| Persimmon | PSN | -3.51% | 0.00% | -6.26% |
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