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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
United Utilities (UU..L) – Current trading is in line with the group’s expectations. Revenue has increased, reflecting the regulated price change for 2013/14. Confident of delivering a good underlying financial performance. Closing price 719p. (Reuters)
Kazakhmys (KAZ.L) – Copper cathode equivalent output at top end of guidance and production of 294kt. All major by-product output above full year targets 179.00p Closing Price (Reuters)
BSkyB (BSY.L) –Operating profit of £595m down 8%, on revenue, up 7.6% to £3.75bn. Analysts were expecting operating profit of £586m pounds on revenue of £3.76bn, according to a company-supplied consensus of eight analysts. Closing price 844.50p (Reuters)
Royal Dutch Shell (RDSA.L) – Capital spending will fall to $37bn this year from $46bn in 2013. Increase the pace of asset sales, targeting disposals of $15bn this year. To raise its Q1 dividend by 4% vs. $0.47 p/sh last year. 4Q earnings $2.9bn, as announced on Jan. 17. Closing Price 2125.50p (Reuters)
BHP Billiton (BLT.L) Rio Tinto (RIO.L) Anglo American (AAL.L) Antofagasta (ANTO.L) – Markit HSBC final manufacturing PMI for January dipped to 49.5 from December’s 50.5. Closing price 1803.50p 3247.50p 1420.50p 872.50p respectively (Reuters)
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| Stock | Code | Close | High | Low |
| Anglo American | AAL.L | 5.73% | 8.45% | 1.41% |
| Antofagasta | ANTO.L | 6.08% | 7.90% | 3.71% |
| Mulberry | MUL.L | -22.24% | -18.91% | -28.84% |
| Burberry | BRBY.l | -1.43% | 1.22% | -2.04% |
| Britvic | BVIC | -0.14% | 2.43% | -0.43% |
| Lloyds | LLOY.L | -0.91% | 1.30% | -1.96% |
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