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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
Barclays (BARC.L), Lloyds (LLOY.L), HSBC (HSBA.L), Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS.L) - The Bank of England policymaker Martin Weale said he would be surprised if Britain's central bank took as long to hike interest rates as markets expect. Closing prices 161.75p, 62.44p, 448.85p, 251.90p (Reuters)
Royal Dutch Shell (RDSb.L) - Credit rating agency Fitch on Thursday downgraded Royal Dutch Shell following its acquisition of BG Group, citing risks to its asset sales goals to finance the $53 billion deal. Closing price 1587.00p (Reuters)
Standard Life (SL.L) - Posted an above-forecast pre-tax operating profit of £665m for 2015, beating expectations form analysts of £616m. Assets rose 4% to £307.4bn. Closing price 338.50p (Reuters)
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