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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
Barratt Developments (BDEV.L) Dixons (DXNS.L) Barratt’s has appointed Dixons Retail’s current chairman, John Allan. Closing Price 430.30p & 50.05p (Bloomberg)
BHP Billiton (BLT.L) – Says steel production growth in China to moderate as steel intensity per unit of GDP declines. Closing Price 1822.00p (Reuters)
Esure (ESUR.L) – FY pretax profit £118.4m vs. £118.6m expected, net income £93.2m vs. £91m expected, EPS 4.57p, final dividend 13.3p p.sh, see gross written premiums in 2014 similar to 2013, Q1 weather claims £3-4m more than expected. Closing Price 275.30p (Reuters)
Foxtons (FOXT.L) – FY Rev up 16% to £139.2m, total dividend proposed 5.44p p/sh, EPS 12.2p vs. 8p, pretax profit £38.9m vs. £24.9m up 56%. Closing Price 375.20p (Reuters)
Inchcape (INCH.L) – Posted an 11% rise in FY pre-tax profit of £274.6m vs. £270.9m expected, boosted by a strong performance in emerging markets, Britain and Australia. Closing Price 615.00p (Reuters)
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| Stock | Code | Close | High | Low |
| BHP Billiton | BLT.L | -1.43% | -0.84% | -3.41% |
| Rio Tinto | RIO.L | -1.89% | 0.08% | -3.00% |
| Anglo American | AAL.L | -2.02% | -0.72% | -3.25% |
| Antofagasta | ANTO.L | -2.11% | -0.97% | -3.82% |
| Glencore Xstrata | GLEN.L | -2.42% | 0.55% | -3.34% |
| Kazakhmys | KAZ.L | -2.12% | 0.00% | -5.04% |
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