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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) & BAE Systems (BA.) - A new government strategy for Royal Navy shipbuilding, due later today, is expected to remove BAE System's current monopoly and create more roles for other contractors. Babcock's CEO has already welcomed the move.
Barratt Developments (BDEV) - Announces a special dividend of 17.3p, added to an increased final dividend of 17.1p (+39% YoY) to increase the FY divi payment to 41.7p (+36%), after increasing FY pretax profit by 12% over the past year. Revenues also increased by almost 10%, however volumes were virtually flat.
Berkeley Group (BKG) - Expects FY 17/18 results to be 'at least as good as 2016/17' after reporting a pretax profit of £812.4m for the first four months of the fiscal year, although warned the London market is still susceptible to Brexit and tax change concerns.
easyJet (EZJ) - August traffic numbers show a 9.4% increase in passengers compared to a year ago while its load factor rises 1.4%.
(Sources: Company Newswires, Bloomberg, FT, Reuters)
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