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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
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) – The drugmaker has announced its Juluca treatment, the first two-drug maintenance regimen for virologically suppressed HIV-1, has been approved in the US.
Sage Group (SGE) – The business software producer expects acceleration in organic revenue growth in FY18, but suggests that there could be a 50bp decline in organic operating margin. Despite this, the company has increased its dividend.
Thomas Cook Group (TCG) – The holiday operator has announced both revenues and profits jump, remaining confident in FY results meeting consensus despite UK and Spanish markets remaining challenging, the latter dampening margins 1.9%.
United Utilities (UU.) – The utility provider announces that its HY financial performance was in-line with expectations, as the company continues to work towards its 2020-25 price review.
(Sources: Company Newswires, Bloomberg, CNBC, FT, Reuters, Wall Street Journal)
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| Stock | Code | Close | High | Low |
| BABCOCK INTL | BAB | -6.8% | 3.4% | -7.3% |
| EASYJET | EZJ | 5.1% | 7.5% | 1.7% |
| KINGFISHER | KGF | 1.3% | 1.4% | -1.8% |
| WPP | WPP | 0.1% | 1.0% | -0.6% |
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