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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
British American Tobacco (BATS.L) - Reported 9-onth revenues -6.5%, hurt by currency fluctuations and declines in smoking rates. Closing price 3793p. (Reuters)
Lloyds (LLOY.L) - Has taken another £500m charge to compensate customers mis-sold PPI loan insurance, taking its total bill to £13.9bn, more than double any other bank. Q3 pre-tax profits of £2.15bn compare to consensus of £2.2bn. Closing price 77.4p. (Reuters)
Barclays (BARC.L) - Has appointed James 'Jes' Staley as its new chief executive and said the former JPMorgan investment bank boss will take the helm at the start of December. Closing price 250.85p. (Reuters)
Next (NXT.L) - Posted Q3 sales in line with previous guidance and left FY forecasts broadly unchanged. Sales +6% in Q3, just above the mid-point of H2 guidance of +3.5% to +7.5%. Next forecasts a 2015-16 pretax profit of £810m to £845m. It was previously forecasting £805m to £845m. (Reuters). Closing price 7945p. (Reuters)
Antofagasta (ANTO.L) - Cut its FY production forecast as the copper producer posted steady output in the third quarter versus the second. Reduced its copper output guidance. Copper production in Q3 was 157,000 tonnes, in line with Q2, the company said. Closing price 544.5p (Reuters)
Meggitt (MGGT.L) - Said its full-year underlying operating profit would be "meaningfully" below forecasts due to weak demand in its energy division, prompting the group to look for further job cuts. Closing price 461.3p. (Reuters)
GLAXOSMITHKLINE REPORTS AT MIDDAY
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| Stock | Code | Close | High | Low |
| BP | BP.L | -1.14% | 2.20% | -1.99% |
| BG Group | BG.L | -2.14% | -0.15% | -2.76% |
| Royal Dutch Shell | RDSB.L | -1.63% | 0.03% | -2.74% |
| Tullow Oil | TLW.L | -4.65% | -1.03% | -8.66% |
| St James Place | STJ.L | 0.91% | 1.77% | 0.43% |
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