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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
Whitbread H1 revenues +2.6% YoY, underlying pre-tax profit +2.5% (statutory +0.2%), div +4%; UK accommodation sales +4.8% (+0.2% like-for-like), Food & beverage -2.6% like-for-like; reiterates FY guidance despite weak UK consumer; Near-term profit growth may be lower than recently.
Anglo American Q3 diamond production -5% YoY, copper +17%, iron ore -9%, manganese +6%, metallurgical coal -3%, thermal coal +13%, nickel +3%. FY copper, iron ore, coal, diamond guidance unchanged, but diamonds at higher end of range. Platinum guidance revised higher.
INTU Properties expects FY net rental income growth 0-1%, with 1.5% impact from tenant failures (revised down from 1.5-2.5% at half-year results). Q3 strong despite challenging UK retail. Occupancy +0.4pts to 97%. EPRA NNNAV/share -3.9%, after 3% fall in like-for-like valuations.
Bunzl Q3 trading in-line, like-for-like revenue +7% YoY (+4% organic). Agreed to acquire Volk do Brasil, a personal protection equipment distributor (£41m 2018 rev.), subject to regulatory approval.
St James's Place 9M Assets Under Management £100.6bn, +11% YTD, +17% YoY; gross inflow +12% to £11.75bn (Q3 +7% to £3.8bn), net inflow +15% to £7.7bn, client retention 96%
(Sources: Company newswires, Bloomberg, CNBC, FT, Reuters, Wall Street Journal)
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| Stock | Code | Close | High | Low |
| LLOYDS BANKING | LLOY | -1.0% | 1.5% | -1.0% |
| RYANAIR | RYA | 2.5% | 4.5% | 1.6% |
| PADDY POWER BETFAIR | PPB | -3.1% | 0.6% | -3.1% |
| GVC | GVC | -0.8% | 0.5% | -1.5% |
| WILLIAM HILL | WMH | -4.9% | -0.6% | -4.9% |
| NMC HEALTH | NMC | 2.0% | 6.8% | -2.9% |
| ASTRAZENECA | AZN | 1.7% | 2.5% | 0.7% |
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