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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
AstraZeneca (AZN.L) – Pfizer has increased its final offer for AstraZeneca to 5500p per share. AstraZeneca has rejected the offer holding out for 5800-5900p a share. Closing Price 4823.50p (Reuters & CNBC)
Babcock (BAB.L) – 15% rise in FY pre-tax profits, £316.1m beat the 305.56m expected by analysts polled by Reuters. Raised its FY dividend by 14% and said it was confident it would make further strong progress in its new financial year. Closing Price 1188.00p (Reuters)
Barratt Developments (BDEV.L) and Taylor Wimpey (TW.L) – The average UK house price has risen to a record level of £272,003 according to data from Rightmove. BOE governor Mark Carney identified a shortage of houses in the UK as a key driver behind rising prices. Closing Prices 344.30p and 104.90p respectively. (Sky News)
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| Stock | Code | Close | High | Low |
| Bovis Homes Group | BVS.L | -2.98% | 2.65% | -4.30% |
| SIG | SHI.L | -3.07% | 3.02% | -3.58% |
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