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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
Banks may be sensitive to Santander Q4 pre-tax profits +5% YoY, but net loan loss provisions +13%. Note the UK arm’s pre-tax profit fell 20% after a big rise in provisions (UK bank levy, consumer credit) and a 60bp drop net interest margin. No extra PPI.
Wizz Air Q3 revenues +21.2% YoY, EBITDAR +2%, Rev. per ASK +5.6%, Cost per ASK +9.3% (+4.3% ex-fuel), fuel +21.6%, staff +22.2%, load +2pts to 91.4%. FY guidance unchanged, but where in range depends on March yield pressures, affected by Easter timing and Brexit uncertainty.
Ophir Energy recommended 55p per share/£391m takeover by PT Medco Energy (+66% prem. to 28 Dec first approach). Expected to close H1.
(Sources: Company newswires, Bloomberg, CNBC, FT, Reuters, Wall Street Journal)
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| Shares | Close | High | Low |
| Hargreaves Lansdown | -6.3% | -2.3% | -7.0% |
| Royal Mail | -13.3% | -5.2% | -18.0% |
| Crest Nicholson | 5.9% | 8.3% | -3.4% |
| Domino’s Pizza | -8.7% | -4.2% | -10.8% |
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Prepared by Michael van Dulken, Head of Research