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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) - statutory pre-tax profits +25% to £3.14bn for 6 months to end June. Also set aside further £850m to compensate customers including further claims for mis-sold PPI. To raise $2.2bn from Citizens IPO. Closing Price 280.25p (BBC)
Antofagasta (ANTO) – Cut annual copper output forecast due to a delay in the startup of its Antucoya project. H1 copper production -12.9% from same period a year earlier, below analysts' forecasts. Closing Price 586.00p (Reuters)
Tullow Oil (TLW) - Continued operating at a loss in H1 as weak oil prices ate into its revenue. H1 pretax loss of $10mn, revenue -35%. Closing Price 237.20p (Reuters)
British American Tobacco (BATS) – H1 revenue -5.9% to £6.40bn incl. currency effects, due in part to fewer people taking up smoking. Closing Price 3551.50p (Reuters)
Sky (SKY) – FY operating profit +18% to £1.4bn due to record demand in Britain, Ireland, Germany and Austria. Closing Price 1124.00p (Reuters)
Taylor Wimpey (TW) – Interim dividend 0.49pps. Proposed cash return of £300m to be paid in July 2016. Operating profit margin +310bp to 19.2% (h1 2014: 16.1%). H1 profit before tax and exceptional items £238m, +33.4%. Closing Price 182.70p (Reuters)
Quintain (QED) - Agreed £700m takeover by US Private Equity firm at 131p per share. Closing Price 107.00p (Reuters)
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| Stock | Code | Close | High | Low |
| RSA Insurance | RSA | 18.43% | 19.92% | 9.87% |
| Next | NXT | 2.73% | 2.73% | 0.60% |
| Virgin Money | VM | 10.84% | 14.17% | 2.54% |
| HSBC | HSBA | 1.63% | 2.02% | 1.12% |
| ITV | ITV | 2.46% | 3.79% | 1.40% |
| GKN | GKN | 7.32% | 7.86% | 3.15% |
| BP | BP | 1.38% | 2.45% | -1.11% |
| Melrose Industries Plc | MRO | 9.63% | 15.96% | 8.65% |
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