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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
Greggs (GRG.L) - Total sales in the 17 weeks to 27 April 2013 up 3.0%. Own shop l-for-l sales in the first 17 weeks down 4.4%. Impacted by adverse weather in January and March. Do not expect a significant improvement in the difficult underlying market conditions in the short term. Closing Price 462.50p (Reuters)
Greene King (GNK.L) - Retail l-for-l sales up 2.2%. Food l-for-l sales up 2.7% and room l-for-l sales up 3.1%. Expect to meet market expectations for the full year. Average EBITDA per pub in pub partners up 4.6% after 48 weeks. Closing Price 714.50p (Reuters)
Balfour Beatty (BBY.L) - The company said 2013 profit for its construction business in Britain would likely fall below management's expectations by £50m and that its chief executive Andrew Naughton would personally take charge of the unit to address the issues. Closing Price 246.40p (Reuters)
Aberdeen Asset Management (ADN.L) – H1 revenues leapt 25% from strong demand for its higher-margin investment funds. Revenues £516m to end-March, up from £413.1m last year, underlying pre-tax profits to £222.8m up from £162.2m last year. Assets under management rose to £212.3bn, 13% higher. Interim dividend of 6p p/sh. Closing Price 417.10p (Reuters)
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| Stock | Code | Close | High | Low |
| WPP PLC | WPP.L | -0.93% | 1.40% | 0.93% |
| Prudential PLC | PRU.L | 2.66% | 2.66% | -0.46% |
| Pearson PLC | PSON.L | -0.44% | 1.39% | -0.78% |
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