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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
United Utilities (UU.L) –Reported a 4% rise in full-year operating profit to £653.3m and will pay shareholders an annual dividend of 37.70p, a slight improvement on last year's pay-outs. "We are encouraged by our operational and customer service performance improvements and believe we can improve further," the company said Closing Price 1006.00p (Reuters)
Severn Trent (SVT.L) - Reported a 3.2% rise in full-year profit thanks to higher demand, allowing it to fulfil a pledge to pay shareholders and pay a dividend of 84.90p. Profit before exceptional items of £540.3m, while turnover increased 2.5% from a year earlier to £1.8bn. Closing Price 2182.00p (Reuters)
Close Brothers Group Plc (CBRO.L) - Assets under management increased 9% year to date to £10.6Bn with solid net inflows. Group remains well positioned for remainder of current financial year. Closing price 1590.00p (Reuters)
Whitbread (WTB.L) - Whitbread, the owner of Premier Inn hotels and Costa Coffee, named Lloyds Banking Group executive Alison Brittain as its new boss, succeeding Andy Harrison. Closing Price 5295.00p (Reuters)
HSBC (HSBA.L) - Is exploring the sale of its Brazilian unit, the UK-based lender said in a stock exchange filing in Hong Kong on Friday. Closing Price 614.50p (Reuters)
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| Stock | Code | Close | High | Low |
| Mothercare | MTC.L | 4.56% | 6.56% | 0.56% |
| United Utilities | UU.L | -0.39% | 1.98% | -1.83% |
| Royal Mail | RMG.L | 0.02% | 0.42% | -2.79% |
| National Grid | NG.L | 0.64% | 0.80% | -0.63% |
| Phoenix IT | PNX.L | 17.69% | 19.38% | 17.04% |
| Rio Tinto | RIO.L | 0.23% | 2.09% | -0.05% |
| BHP Billiton | BLT.L | 0.68% | 2.54% | 0.18% |
| Glencore | GLEN.L | 0.34% | 1.61% | -0.03% |
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