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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
CRH (CRH.L) – Lafarge/Holcim deal funded by €2.0bn cash from balance sheet. On completion, CRH will be no. 3 building materials player globally. 2014 EBITDA guidance confirmed to be not less than €1.62Bn. Closing Price 1603.00p (Reuters)
BP (BP.L) – Will unveil plans on Tuesday to slash billions of pounds off its capital spending programme in a bid to counter the impact of plunging oil prices and a fall in its fourth quarter profits. Closing Price 424.45p (The Guardian)
Balfour Beatty (BBY.L) – Joint venture with Skanska has signed a £800m 5 year contract with Thames water, option to extend for a further 5 yrs. Value to Balfour Beatty is approximately £265m over initial 5 years. Closing Price 222.00p (Reuters)
Rio Tinto (RIO.L), Antofagasta (ANTO.L) and Glencore (GLEN.L) – Activity in China's factory sector shrank for the second straight month in January, as the New Year got off to a rocky start for the world's second-largest economy. Closing Prices 2925.00p, 650.00p and 248.90p (Reuters)
Ryanair (RYA.L) – Raised its profit forecast for the third time in as many months as costs fell and traffic grew, but it cautioned that profit growth will be modest next year as rivals' cheaper fuel push fares down. Closing Price €10.40 (Reuters)
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| Stock | Code | Close | High | Low |
| BT Group | BT.A.L | -2.61% | 0.82% | -3.20% |
| International Consolidated Airlines | IAG.L | -3.46% | 4.61% | -3.99% |
| Vedanta Resources | VED.L | 0.65% | 5.29% | -4.80% |
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