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Wednesday broker round-up - UPDATE
Wed, 7th Mar 2012 08:33
John Wood: HSBC downgrades to underperform from neutral.
Aquarius Platinum: Panmure Gordon upgrades to buy from sell.
Lonmin: Panmure Gordon upgrades to buy from sell.
Admiral: Nomura maintains buy rating and 1,100p target.
Anglo American: AlphaValue upgrades to buy from add and lowers price target to 3,078.2p from 3,098.5p.
Ashtead: UBS ups target to 320p from 300p, buy rating kept; Credit Suisse upgrades from neutral to outperform, target lifted from 220p to 305p.
Aviva: AlphaValue upgrades to buy from add, lowers target to 440.9p from 441p..
BHP Billiton: AlphaValue upgrades to buy from add, lowers target to 2,385.1p from 2,403.2p.
Chariot Oil & Gas: UBS raises target from 300p to 365p, buy rating unchanged.
Cobham: Jefferies maintains buy rating and 230p target.
Drax Group: UBS upgrades from neutral to buy, 595p target unchanged.
Intertek: Credit Suisse raises target from 2,250p to 2,600p, outperform rating kept.
Perform Group: Credit Suisse raises target from 280p to 320p, outperform rating kept.
The Restaurant Group: Jefferies initiates coverage with a buy recommendation and 340p target.
Rotork: Credit Suisse lifts target from 2,000p to 2,200p, outperform rating kept.
RPS Group: Jefferies maintains buy rating and and 235p target.
Tullet Prebon: UBS lifts target from 264p to 275p, sell rating maintained.
William Hill: Jefferies keeps hold recommendation and 210p target.
Aquarius Platinum: Panmure Gordon upgrades to buy from sell.
Lonmin: Panmure Gordon upgrades to buy from sell.
Admiral: Nomura maintains buy rating and 1,100p target.
Anglo American: AlphaValue upgrades to buy from add and lowers price target to 3,078.2p from 3,098.5p.
Ashtead: UBS ups target to 320p from 300p, buy rating kept; Credit Suisse upgrades from neutral to outperform, target lifted from 220p to 305p.
Aviva: AlphaValue upgrades to buy from add, lowers target to 440.9p from 441p..
BHP Billiton: AlphaValue upgrades to buy from add, lowers target to 2,385.1p from 2,403.2p.
Chariot Oil & Gas: UBS raises target from 300p to 365p, buy rating unchanged.
Cobham: Jefferies maintains buy rating and 230p target.
Drax Group: UBS upgrades from neutral to buy, 595p target unchanged.
Intertek: Credit Suisse raises target from 2,250p to 2,600p, outperform rating kept.
Perform Group: Credit Suisse raises target from 280p to 320p, outperform rating kept.
The Restaurant Group: Jefferies initiates coverage with a buy recommendation and 340p target.
Rotork: Credit Suisse lifts target from 2,000p to 2,200p, outperform rating kept.
RPS Group: Jefferies maintains buy rating and and 235p target.
Tullet Prebon: UBS lifts target from 264p to 275p, sell rating maintained.
William Hill: Jefferies keeps hold recommendation and 210p target.
London midday: Stocks firmer as policy makers move to buttress growth
Investor sentiment seems to have firmed a little in the first half of the session. That comes after a cautious start higher after the long weekend and as traders continued to debate about how much further the current push higher in equity markets has to go.[7 May '13]
London open: Buying interest on the rise in commodity space
Investors in London have come back from the long weekend with a slightly cautious attitude, as traders continue to debate whether the current push higher in equity markets will be sustained or not.[7 May '13]
FTSE 100 movers: ENRC leads miners higher
Mining stocks were making decent gains as metals prices improved. ENRC was the standout performer on the back of reports Suleiman Kerimov, the Russian billionaire, has increased his stake in the miner.[3 May '13]
London midday: Miners buoy Footsie ahead of US jobs data
Strength in the mining sector kept the FTSE 100 in positive territory on Friday morning, though the index was rangebound ahead of the all-important US jobs report due out this afternoon.[3 May '13]
London open: Markets up ahead of US jobs report, but RBS falls
London's FTSE 100 index opened broadly flat on Friday morning as a sharp fall from Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) offset a strong performance in the mining sector.[3 May '13]
Sector movers: Platinum producers lead miners lower
Mining stocks were under the weather on Tuesday as risk appetite was scaled back ahead of policy decisions from central banks later this week.[30 Apr '13]
London midday: Footsie flat after recent strong run
The FTSE 100 had pared gains by Monday lunchtime, pausing for breath after a strong surge last week on anticipation of a potential rate cut from the European Central Bank (ECB) in a few days' time.[29 Apr '13]
Broker tips: Miners, BT, Greggs
Nomura has kept its cautious view on the European mining sector but has highlighted BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto as its top picks and upgraded its rating for ENRC and Anglo American from 'reduce' to 'neutral'.[29 Apr '13]
