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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
Whitbread (WTB.L) – Chairman Anthony Habgood will step down from the board later this year. Process to find his successor will be led by Sir Ian Cheshire, the senior independent director. Closing Price 3926.00p (Reuters)
Land Securities Group (LAND.L) – Third interim dividend 7.6p p/sh. -£5.4m of investment lettings signed since 1 October 2013, with a further £5m lettings in solicitors’ hands. Our significant committed programme of speculative developments is well placed. Closing Price 1045.00p (Reuters)
J D Wetherspoon (JDW.L) – Sales increased by 6.7% in Q2. Total sales up by 10.6%. Expect the operating margin for the half year ending 26 January 2014, to be around 8.1%. Closing Prices 789p (Reuters)
WH Smith (SMWH.L) – Total sales were down 4% with lfl sales also down 4. High street performed in line with our expectations, with total sales down 7% and lfl sales down 6%. Improvement in gross margin in both divisions. Confident in making further progress in the year. Closing Price 1016p (Reuters)
The Sage Group (SGE.L) Trading across all Regions remains in-line with expectations. Mainland Europe, the improved performance in the second half of 2013 was maintained in the first quarter of 2014. UK & Ireland delivered a good performance. The Americas maintained the strong performance reported in 2013. 413.10p Closing Price (Reuters)
BHP Billiton (BLT.L) – 16% rise in iron ore production in the quarter on a year earlier to 48.9m tns guidance for fiscal 2014 was maintained at 212m tns. 4% decline in petroleum but maintained its fiscal 2014 guidance of 250m barrels of oil equivalent. Closing Price 1854.50p (Reuters)
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| Stock | Code | Close | High | Low |
| Unilever | ULVR.L | 1.76% | 4.97% | 1.52% |
| Cairn Energy | CNE.L | -1.20% | 0.56% | -1.99% |
| Melrose Industries | MRO.L | 0.64% | 0.74% | -0.19% |
| IQE | IQE.L | 5.77% | 9.81% | 1.92% |
| SABMiller | SAB.L | -0.26% | -0.19% | -2.71% |
| Polymetal | POLY.L | -0.09% | 5.09% | -0.79% |
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