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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
Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSb.L) – Announced production begins at the Kaikias field in Gulf of Mexico, ahead of schedule by twelve months. Closing price 2690.00p (Reuters)
Ashtead Group PLC (AHT.L), Balfour Beauty (BBY.L), Galliford Try PLC (GFRD.L), Interserve (IRV.L), Kier Group (KIER.L) - Canada and Mexico retaliated against U.S. trade tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. The EU had its own reprisals, reigniting concerns of a global trade war. Closing prices 2335.00p, 306.26p, 968.40p, 75.00p, 1066.70p Bloomberg / Reuters)
UK Index Banks – European financial sector is under pressure as S&P has downgraded Deutsche Bank to BBB+ (from A-) after US authorities put the investment bank’s US division on the problem bank list. Deutsche Bank and other major financial institutions (Citigroup, ANZ) are facing potential criminal cartel charges from US regulators. (Bloomberg)
(Sources: Company newswires, Bloomberg, CNBC, FT, Reuters, Wall Street Journal)
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| Stock | Code | Close | High | Low |
| JOHNSON MATTHEY PLC | JMAT | 3.4% | 5.6% | -2.9% |
| FIRSTGROUP PLC | FGP | -19.0% | -6.7% | -19.0% |
| WPP PLC | WPP | 0.0% | 1.4% | -0.3% |
| CARD FACTORY PLC | CARD | -9.2% | 5.9% | -10.3% |
| MEGGITT PLC | MGGT | 0.7% | 1.5% | -0.1% |
| WIZZ AIR HOLDINGS PLC | WIZZ | 2.3% | 2.7% | -0.3% |
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