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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
Whitbread PLC (WTB.L) – Made "good progress" in spinning off Costa Coffee reporting sales in the UK lower by 1.3% in Q1 y-o-y. Group/ total sales climbed 3.5%, and Costa Coffee comparable sales fell 2% where last year sales rose 1.1%. Closing price 3902.00p (Reuters)
Bunzl PLC (BZNL.L) – H1 trading consistent with Q1 expectations; revenues +5% organic, 6% M&A boost, 6% FX headwind; acquisitions important for growth strategy, expect more through year-end. Closing price 2302.3p (Dow Jones Newswires)
IWG PLC (IWG.L) – 2018 operating profit now expected £15-20m below management's previous expectations. Closing price 324.2p (Dow Jones Newswires)
BP PLC (BP.L), Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSb.L), Tullow Oil PLC (TLW.L) - Oil prices rose on Wednesday after the API institute reported the biggest drawdown in oil stocks since 2016. A 9.23mb reduction compared to 2.57m barrels expected. Adding to that, supply disruptions in Libya and Canada with U.S. officials ordering oil importers to stop buying Iranian crude. Closing prices 566.10p, 2668.20p, 233.08p (Reuters)
(Sources: Company newswires, Bloomberg, CNBC, FT, Reuters, Wall Street Journal)
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| Stock | Code | Close | High | Low |
| INMARSAT | ISAT | -12.5% | -4.0% | -12.7% |
| INTL CONSOLIDATED AIRLINES | IAG | -3.5% | 0.2% | -3.6% |
| EASYJET | EZJ | -1.2% | 0.6% | -1.5% |
| PETROFAC | PFC | -1.7% | 2.3% | -3.1% |
| BHP BILLITON | BLT | -1.4% | -1.0% | -3.6% |
| ANGLO AMERICAN | AAL | 1.0% | 1.6% | -0.3% |
| CARPETRIGHT | CPR | -5.7% | -0.3% | -7.3% |
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