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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
HSBC Group (HSBA.L) - Posted a better-than-expected 14% drop in Q1 profit. Primarily due to trading income tumbling in its investment banking unit because of the grim global market environment early in the year, the profit fall was smaller than expected, beating analyst expectations. Closing price 454.70p (Reuters)
Just eat (JE.L) – The board have raised full year earnings guidance expectations to £358m, up from forecast of £350m. Closing price 383.50p (Reuters)
Aberdeen Asset Management Plc (ADN.L) - Posted a 40% fall in H1 underlying pretax profit, hit by a broad slump in weak emerging markets and cash outflows form assets under management down 11.5%. Profits in the six months to end-March were £162.9m while revenues fell 20% to £483.6. Closing price 299.80p (Reuters)
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| Stock | Code | Close | High | Low |
| RBS | RBS | -6.05% | 1.31% | -6.29% |
| Astrazeneca | AZN | -0.80% | 3.74% | -0.83% |
| Int. Consolidated Airlines | IAG | -4.72% | -2.00% | -5.90% |
| BP | BP | -2.24% | -0.48% | -2.24% |
| Royal Dutch Shell | RDSB | -1.90% | -0.38% | -1.95% |
| Tullow Oil | TLW | -0.60% | 3.20% | -4.12% |
| Weir Group | WEIR | -1.07% | 2.64% | -1.07% |
| Cairn Energy | CNE | -3.28% | 0.22% | -3.46% |
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