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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
Tesco (TSCO.L) / Mothercare (MTC.L) – Tesco considered a bid for mother and baby products retailer Mothercare to help reinvigorate its British hypermarkets, the Sunday Times reported, with the supermarket putting the plan on hold six months ago. However, the recent fall in Mothercare’s share price could rekindle Tesco’s plan according to the City insiders – though they added Tesco has made no approach so far. Closing Prices 331.10p & 272.00p respectively (Sunday Times)
Rio Tinto (RIO.L), Anglo American (AAL.L) and Antofagasta (ANTO.L) – Shanghai Composite closed below 2000pts (down 0.75%) for the first time since July 2013. Chinese GDP for Q4 came in at 7.7% beating analysts’ forecasts of 7.4%. The market however chose to focus on the slow in momentum from Q3 (7.8%). Closing Prices 3383.00p, 1391.00p and 846.50p respectively. (Bloomberg)
Morrisons (MRW.L) – A second activist investor has emerged as a shareholder in Morrison, raising fears the supermarket group’s management will be forced to sell off a large part of its property portfolio. The company is scheduled to update shareholders on its findings in March. Closing Price 252.40p (Telegraph)
Lloyds (LLOY.L) – The government could sell its next batch of Lloyds Banking Group shares as early as mid-February. Closing Price 83.52p (Sunday Telegraph)
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| Stock | Code | Close | High | Low |
| Spectris | SXS.L | -2.78% | 1.33% | -3.87% |
| William Hill | WMH.L | -3.38% | 2.44% | -3.68% |
| Royal Dutch Shell | RDSA.L | -0.93% | -0.93% | -4.40% |
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