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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
Lloyds Banking (LLOY) - Completed £1bn share buyback announced 8 March. Closing price: 60.84p (Source: Company newswires)
Melrose Industries (MRO) - Put on hold the $800m sale (earmarked for GKN pension fund) of a US subsidiary where the CEO has stepped down for medical reasons. Closing price: 230p (Source: FT)
Bunzl (BNZL) - H1 like-for-like revenue +12% YoY due to M&A impact (organic +5.2%), missing consensus, adj. op. profit +10% (organic +5%), dividend +9%. Confident in positive FY prospects. Closing price: 2,330p (Source: Company newswires)
NMC Health (NMC) - Denied press speculation regarding acquisition of assets in India, reaffirming its current focus on the GCC market for capital deployment. Closing price: 3,812p (Source: Company newswires)
(Sources: Company newswires, Bloomberg, CNBC, FT, Reuters, Wall Street Journal)
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| Stock | Code | Close | High | Low |
| BHP BILLITON | BLT | 1.5% | 1.6% | -0.7% |
| RIO TINTO | RIO | 0.6% | 0.6% | -0.9% |
| COMPUTACENTER | CCC | -1.8% | 0.8% | -2.8% |
| SHIRE | SHP | 2.1% | 3.0% | 1.4% |
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Prepared by Michael van Dulken, Head of Research