Jordan Dufee Senior Analyst Strategy published on : 01/06/2021 | 02:49 long trade Live Entry price : 360.1GBXTarget : 472.6GBXStop-loss : 295GBX Potential : 31.24% The underlying tendency is to the upside for shares in Royal Mail plc and the timing is opportune to get back into the stock. A comeback of the upward dynamic can be anticipated.Investors …
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