Rio Tinto reports FY Results on Wednesday, 27 Feb

• Last time Rio Tinto reported: H1 Results, 1 Aug.
• The shares closed -3.4% for a daily range of 148p or 3.5%.
• Shares -1.2% from 2019 highs; +24.5% from 2019 lows; +19% year-to-date.
• Currently 4435p (at time of writing).
• Will we see another big share price move on Wednesday?
• Source: Bloomberg, FT, Reuters, DJ Newswires, AlphaTerminal

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Trading Rio Tinto – An Example

Let’s say you think that Rio Tinto results are likely to be good, and the share price is likely to rise. You decide to buy exposure to £10,000 worth of Rio Tinto using CFDs, at the current price of 4435p. To do this, you need £2,000.

For the purpose of this example, let’s assume Rio Tinto reports strong results and the shares rise 10%. Your profit would be £1000, from your initial investment of £2,000.

Conversely, let’s assume you open the position, and place a stop-loss 5% below the current price. Rio Tinto results miss, it falls 5% and hits your stop-loss. Your loss would be £500.

This is provided for information purposes only. It should not be taken as a recommendation.