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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
Easyjet (EZJ.L) – Passenger numbers increase 10.2% from same period last year (5.7m v 5.25m). Closing price 1667.00p. (Reuters)
G4S (GFS.L) – Emerging markets regions helped group revenue rise 4.8% in its Q1. Won work worth £440m annually in the quarter, said emerging markets organic revenue growth was 16%. In the middle of overhauling its sprawling 125 country business, shaking-up management, cutting costs, improving customer service and restructuring weak divisions to help revive its fortunes. Closing price 240.30p. (Reuters)
Imperial Tobacco (IMT.L) – Posts sharp declines in reported revenue and profit due to planned inventory reductions in a number of markets. Revenue fell 5% to £12.7bn. Closing price 2517.00p. (Reuters)
Legal & General (LGEN.L) – Net cash + 21% to £301m, Operational cash generation +6% to £297m attributed to demand for its pension products. New business premiums quadrupled to £3.3bn following the signing of a bulk annuity contract with the ICI pension fund. Individual annuity sales dropped 40% in the quarter, and cancellations of newly bought annuities after the UK government announced the reforms in March, had a £15m impact. Closing Price 213.50p (Reuters)
Sainsbury’s (SBRY.L) – 5.3% rise in annual profit, its slowest growth in nearly a decade. Underlying pre-tax profit of £798m (£782m expected). Stated conditions in the food retail sector are likely to remain challenging for the foreseeable future as customers continue to spend cautiously. Closing Price 333.40p (Bloomberg)
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| Stock | Code | Close | High | Low |
| Aberdeen Asset Management | AND.L | -2.35% | -0.09% | -7.27% |
| AstraZeneca | AZN.L | -2.72% | -0.95% | -3.13% |
| Barclays | BARC.L | -5.22% | -1.23% | -5.50% |
| Balfour Beatty | BBY.L | -20.01% | -14.98% | -20.85% |
| Glencore Xstrata | GLEN.L | 0.48% | 0.85% | -1.14% |
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