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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
Randgold Resources (RRS) - Profit for 2015 was $212.8m against previous year's $271.2m, reflecting the decline in gold price. In 2016, group forecast production is estimated at a 3% to 7% increase over 2015. The board has proposed a 10% increase in the annual dividend. Closing price 5300.00p (Reuters)
Imagination Technologies (IMG) – Said its chief executive Hossein Yassaie had quit, departing as the British company warned it would not make an operating profit this year. Closing Price 131.75p (Reuters)
HSBC (HSBA) – The bank will pay $470m to settle both U.S. Fed & State civil charges alleging the banks mortgage service arm engaged in abusive foreclosure and loan orientation practices, said the New York Attorney General’s office on Friday. Closing price 457.85p (Reuters)
BP (BP.), Royal Dutch Shell (RDSB), BG Group (BG.), Tullow Oil (TLW), Cairn Energy (CNE) - The top U.S. shale oil companies have already cut their budget for 2016 a second time as the relentless drop in oil prices continues to erode their cash flow. Closing prices 350.65p, 1536.50, 1060.00p, 186.70p, 140.30p (Reuters)
Lloyds (LLOY) – Britain has hired Barclays Plc to manage a planned sale of shares in Lloyds to the general public, two sources with direct knowledge said on Friday. Closing price 61.80p (Reuters)
Rolls-Royce (RR.L) – The company’s board, which plan to meet this Thursday will discuss and decide the extent of the first dividend cut in more than two decades, following on from a report from the Sunday times. Closing price 529.00p (Bloomberg)
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| Stock | Code | Close | High | Low |
| BG Group | BG. | 0.24% | 1.56% | -0.28% |
| Shaftesbury | SHB | -0.18% | 0.65% | -0.29% |
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