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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
Lloyds (LLOY.L) - David Cameron has promised that retail investors will take part in a £9bn post-election sell-off of Lloyds Banking Group. Closing price 78.75p (Reuters)
BP, Royal Dutch Shell, Tullow Oil (BP.L, RDSB.L, TLW.L) - U.S. rig count falls for 19th straight week. The lowest levels since November 2010, indicating that drilling may be stabilising. Closing price 479.35p, 2120.50p, 398.00p (Reuters)
UK 100 , German DAX, Dow Jones - The People's Bank of China (PBOC) cut the amount of reserve capital banks need to hold, (Reserve Ratio Requirement) by the most since the global financial crisis. Closing Levels 6,994pts, 11,688pts and 17,826pts (Bloomberg)
BHP Billiton (BLT.L) - Has shut an oven at its Cerro Matoso ferronickel plant in Colombia after equipment damage, cutting output by as much as three quarters, the president of the union representing the plant's workers told Reuters on Friday. Closing price 1446.00p. (Reuters)
Petrofac (PFC.L) - Oil and gas services provider Petrofac said it will incur an additional £130m in pre-tax loss in 2015 on the Laggan Tormore gas plant project in Shetland. Closing price 1014.00p. (Reuters)
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| Stock | Code | Close | High | Low |
| Astrazeneca | AZN.L | -1.63% | 1.17% | -1.75% |
| Rio Tinto | RIO.L | -1.44% | 0.97% | -2.16% |
| Sirius Minerals | SXX.L | -7.66% | 0.89% | -7.66% |
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