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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.L) – European Commission approves intranasal four-strain influenza vaccine Fluenz Tetra. Follows a positive opinion from the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use on 19 September 2013. Closing Price 3470.00p (Reuters)
Domino’s Pizza (DOM.L) – CEO Lance Batchelor had decided to quit the firm and would leave next year. “He has been offered a new role in a significant private equity backed company and has tendered his resignation” Chairman Stephen Hemsley said. Closing Price 529.00p (Reuters)
Berkeley Group Holdings (BKG.L) – H1 pretax profit rose 19.2% to £169.5m. Interim dividend 90p p/sh. Profit before tax up 19.2% from £142.2m to £169.5m. Operating margin of 20.7%. Earnings are likely to increase towards the top of the range of analysts’ current expectations. Closing Price 2282.00p (Reuters)
Unilever (ULVR.L) – The consumer products giant aims to cut the number of individual products it sells by 30% by the end of 2014 to become more efficient and navigate a global economic slowdown it admits it was slow to confront Closing Price 2432.00p (Reuters)
International Consolidated Airlines (IAG.L) – Ratings agency S&P cuts sector peer Qantas Airways credit rating to Junk status and Moody’s may follow suit, after Australia’s largest carrier forecast a record first-half loss and announced 1,000 job cuts. Closing Price 363.00p (Reuters)
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| Stock | Code | Close | High | Low |
| DS Smith PLC | SMDS.L | 4.05% | 6.89% | 1.17% |
| EasyJet | EZJ.L | 0.14% | 0.71% | -1.63% |
| Royal Bank of Scotland | RBS.L | -0.06% | 0.72% | -0.09% |
| Centrica | CAN.L | 0.33% | 0.75% | -0.33% |
| TalkTalk | TALK.L | 1.30% | 2.67% | 0.00% |
| Merck KGaA | MRCG.DE | 6.17% | 7.70% | -0.24% |
| Mulberry | MUL.L | -2.70% | 1.95% | -3.32% |
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