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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.L) – Returned to profit int he first half of the year, first time in three years. H1 profits beat estimated on operating profit; £1.69bn against estimates of £1.04bn while revenue also came in 15% higher at £3.6bn. Closing price 256.30p (Bloomberg)
Pearson PLC (PSON.L) – Issued a H1 statement stating it had generated £2.05bn in sales but posted a net loss and slashed its interim dividend payment by 72% to 5p share down from 18p. It will also slash 3,000 jobs. Closing price 669.00p (Bloomberg / Reuters)
Merlin Entertainments (MERL.L) - Maintained full-year profit guidance, however remained cautious on its outlook due to the recent attacks in London and Manchester. It made pretax profit of £50m to July 1st, the same as last year, despite a 9.6% rise in revenue. Closing price 462.80p (Reuters)
(Sources: Company Newswires, Bloomberg, FT, Reuters)
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| Stock | Code | Close | High | Low |
| AstraZeneca | AZN | 0.3% | 0.8% | -0.8% |
| BAE Systems | BA. | -2.7% | 3.5% | -3.0% |
| Rio Tinto | RIO | -3.0% | -1.6% | -3.5% |
| Royal Mail | RMG | -0.4% | 0.5% | -0.5% |
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