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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
Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) - Bloomberg reports GE and RBS are in talks to sell $4.5 billion of Italian non-performing loans. Closing price 319.50p (Reuters)
A.G.Barr (BAG) - Adjusted profit+3.3%. Anticipates business will return to growth, however H1 market conditions seen difficult and are forecast to remain so. Closing price 562.00p (Reuters)
Tesco (TSCO) - Sky News reports CEO to hold talks with advisers this week about abandoning sale of Dunnhumby business. Closing price 176.5p. (Reuters)
Close Brothers Group (CBG) - FY adjusted operating profit +16%. Continued good performance in banking division with adjusted operating profit +15%. Closing price 1482.00p (Reuters)
Smith and Nephew (SN) - Bid speculation in UK press that it may attract a £15 per share offer from Johnson & Johnson. Closing price 1165p. (Financial Times)
For more information on any of these individual news items, call into the trading floor
| Stock | Code | Close | High | Low |
| RSA | RSA | -20.84% | -19.53% | -23.36% |
| Shire Pharmaceuticals | SHP | 1.05% | 3.62% | 0.34% |
| AO World | AO | -4.12% | -1.53% | -5.71% |
| Balfour Beatty | BBY | 0.04% | 1.74% | -0.40% |
| ITV | ITV | 0.89% | 1.46% | 0.41% |
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