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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
Barclays (BARC.L), Lloyds (LLOY.L) and Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS.L) - Ratings agency Fitch will soon downgrade European banks en masse, possibly at the start of the week, German newspaper Handelsblatt said, citing unnamed financial sources. In most cases the banks will be downgraded by between one and a maximum of four levels, according to an advance copy of an article due to be published on Monday. Fitch was not immediately available to comment when contacted by Reuters. Closing Prices 261.65p, 89.00p and 351.80p (Reuters)
888 Holdings (888.L) and Bwin Party Digital (BPTY.L) - Online gaming group 888 is expected to announce it has made a takeover approach to rival Bwin Party Digital which could create a merged business worth more than £1bn. Closing Prices 169.75p and 99.45p (Reuters)
BHP Billiton (BLT) spin-off South32 started trading downunder with a market value of nearly $9bn on Monday, a third below the top end of forecasts and underlining investor nerves about the outlook for the battered mining sector.Closing Prices 1533p (Reuters)
Thorntons (THT) Chief Executive Jonathan Hart will step down by the end of June. COO Barry Bloomer will take on the role of interim CEO. The company did not cite any reason for the departure of Hart, who has been at the helm for the last four years. (Closing price 95p (Reuters)
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| Stock | Code | Close | High | Low |
| Intertek | ITRK.L | -0.37% | 1.37% | -0.74% |
| Wall Street | DJI | 0.11% | 0.11% | -0.20% |
| Bovis Homes | BVS.L | -0.10% | 1.34% | -0.67% |
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