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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
Wood Group (WG.L) – Expects to meet forecasts for 2013 growth, but warned that profits from its engineering division would be down by between 10 and 15% next year due to continuing weakness in Canada. Closing Price 797.00p (Reuters)
Sports Direct (SPD.L) –.Core earnings £183.3m, up 12.3% on last year and broadly in line with analysts’ forecasts. Total sales £1.34bn, up 23.5%. Underlying pretax profit up 17% to £146.2m. Confident of reaching at least its FY target of underlying EBITDA of £310m. Closing Price 771.00p (Reuters)
SuperGroup (SGP.L) – H1 revenue rose 21.4% to £192.1m. Profit before tax – underlying £17.9m vs. £14.7m +21.8%. Spring/summer 2014 order book is showing growth of circa 26%. The first weeks of the Christmas trading period have been encouraging. Closing Price 1254.00p (Reuters)
Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS.L) – Will pay $100m to resolve U.S. probes into the bank’s dealings with Sudan, Iran, and other sanctioned countries, U.S. authorities said on Wednesday. Closing Price 326.00p (Reuters)
Go-Ahead Group (GOG.L) – Robust trading; full year expectations slightly ahead. Our forecasts for the full year to 28 June 2014 are slightly ahead of our previous expectations. Performance in our southern franchise was better than anticipated. Closing Price 1628.00p (Reuters)
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| Stock | Code | Close | High | Low |
| BUNZL | BNZL.L | -0.80% | 0.58% | -2.18% |
| Imagination Tech Group | IMG.L | -23.69% | -11.65% | -23.69% |
| PZ Cussons | PZC.L | -3.26% | 0.24% | -3.74% |
| Carillion | CLLN.L | 1.11% | 2.04% | -0.80% |
| Stagecoach Group | SGC.L | 2.82% | 4.06% | -0.19% |
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