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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) - The pharmaceutical giant has announced its phase III trial for a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) treatment has showed superiority to existing treatments.
Severn Trent (SVT) - The utlities provider has been initiated at Sell by Goldman Sachs, with the investment bank placing a 1881p target price on the stock, 6% below yesterday's close.
Standard Chartered (STAN) - The Asian-focused bank has been added to Goldman Sachs' European conviction list, as analysts see STAN benefiting more than any other UK bank from rising US interest rates, while trading at a 40% discount to rival HSBC.
(Sources: Company newswires, Bloomberg, CNBC, FT, Reuters, Wall Street Journal)
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| Stock | Code | Close | High | Low |
| ANGLO AMERICAN | AAL | -0.2% | 1.8% | -0.7% |
| ASOS | ASC | 3.0% | 3.9% | -4.0% |
| DIAGEO | DGE | -0.2% | 2.3% | -0.3% |
| SKY | SKY | 1.2% | 1.4% | 0.3% |
| ST JAMES’S PLACE | STJ | -1.9% | 0.7% | -2.5% |
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