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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
Babcock International (BAB.L) - Posts pre-tax profit up 10%, with an 8% rise in FY revenue of £4.8bn, stating a bright outlook with confidence to achieve further progress and suggestions of a 9% rise in total dividend. Closing price 1014.00p (Reuters)
Marks & Spencer Group Plc (MKS.L) - Its new boss's plan to turn around the firm's underperforming clothing and homewares business. Warning this would impact short-term profit with tough trading conditions to continue. The CEO’s focus will be on improvements across its ranges and designs and better product availability. Closing price 445.00p (Reuters)
BP (BP.L), Royal Dutch Shell (RDSb.L), Tullow Oil (TLW.L), Weir Group (WEIR.L), Cairn Energy (CNE.L) - Oil futures pushed closer to $50 a barrel on Wednesday. U.S. crude hit its highest in over seven months after data suggested a larger-than-expected drawdown in U.S. crude inventories last week, and the US dollar edging lower after robust housing data. Closing prices 357.80p, 1661.50p, 242.00p, 1234.00p, 203.40p (Reuters)
Dixons Carphone Plc (DC.L) - Group like-for-like revenues up 5% in Q4 and in full year, with pretax profit in top half of previous guidance between £445m-£450m. Closing price 447.90p (Reuters)
Intertek Group Plc (ITRK.L) - Revenue up 12.7% for first four months of 2016, group revenue at £774. On track to deliver robust full year revenue growth, with debt expectations consistent with guidance. Closing price 3297.00p (Reuters)
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| Stock | Code | Close | High | Low |
| Kingfisher | KGF | 3.47% | 3.58% | 0.26% |
| Aveva Group | AVV | -4.56% | 1.56% | -6.44% |
| Severn Trent | SVT | 2.35% | 3.39% | -0.54% |
| Anglo American | AAL | 1.69% | 2.77% | -1.44% |
| Glencore | GLEN | 0.70% | 2.10% | -1.44% |
| BHP Billiton | BLT | 0.65% | 2.29% | -1.33% |
| Rio Tinto | RIO | 0.98% | 2.21% | -0.93% |
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