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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
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) – Investor pressure for the company's board to spin off its consumer division. Management to discuss the possibility of a standalone pharma and vaccines company with shareholders. Closing price 1551.20p (Reuters)
WPP (WPP) – Considers selling a minority stake in its operations in China ($1.4bn employing 13,000 people) to Chinese tech giants Tencent and Alibaba. Closing price 1155.50p (Dow Jones Newswires)
Ryanair (RYA) - Q1 net profits -20% YoY (consensus beat), revenues +9% (avg fares -4%; ancillary +25%) and passengers +7% despite disruption; booking ahead of schedule but at lower average fares (+1% vs +4% prev. guidance); Unchanged FY guidance depends on disruption/Brexit; warns of risk of more air traffic control strike disruption. Closing price 15.56c (Reuters)
Rolls-Royce (RR) – Ready to close small nuclear reactor project if no long-term government commitment of £20m financial support. Closing price 990.00p (Bloomberg)
(Sources: Company newswires, Bloomberg, CNBC, FT, Reuters, Wall Street Journal)
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| Stock | Code | Close | High | Low |
| UNILEVER | ULVR | 0.7% | 1.8% | 0.3% |
| HOMESERVE | HSV | 2.7% | 3.1% | -1.1% |
| ACACIA MINING | ACA | -4.9% | 0.2% | -6.7% |
| BEAZLEY | BEZ | -1.5% | -1.5% | -13.1% |
| ITV | ITV | -1.3% | 0.0% | -1.5% |
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Prepared by Michael van Dulken, Head of Research