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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
Persimmon (PSN.L) - Said the upcoming national election was making it more difficult to win planning permission for new developments. The company said it had strong sales in the first 15 weeks of the year, resulting in a 7% rise in total forward sales revenue to £2bn stg. Closing price 1760.00p (Reuters)
Diageo (DGE.L) - Reported slower quarterly trading, hurt by tough comparisons in Britain and retailers reducing inventory in Southeast Asia. Sales fell 0.2 percent in the six months to the end of December. Closing Price 1967.00p (Reuters)
Unilever (ULVR.L) - Reported better than expected sales for Q1 on Thursday. Underlying sales up 2.8% in the quarter. Analysts were expecting a gain of 2.1% average. Closing price 2934.00p (Reuters)
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| Stock | Code | Close | High | Low |
| Rio Tinto | RIO.L | 0.67% | 1.85% | -1.21% |
| Anglo American | AAL.L | 1.49% | 3.03% | -0.48% |
| BHP Billiton | BLT.L | 0.86% | 2.19% | -1.27% |
| Burberry | BRBY.L | 2.52% | 2.97% | -0.67% |
| JD Sports Fashion | JD.L | 5.79% | 6.77% | 3.14% |
| AstraZeneca | AZN.L | 1.20% | 2.08% | -0.31% |
| Fresnillo | FRES.L | 2.15% | 3.53% | 0.21% |
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