LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Thursday morning:
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FTSE 100
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TRADERS: CREDIT SUISSE RAISES TUI TRAVEL TO 'OUTPERFORM' ('NEUTRAL')
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UBS RAISES IMPERIAL TOBACCO PRICE TARGET TO 2,900 (2,750) PENCE - 'BUY'
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SOCGEN CUTS KINGFISHER PRICE TARGET TO 315 (320) PENCE - 'HOLD'
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DEUTSCHE BANK CUTS KINGFISHER PRICE TARGET TO 415 (430) PENCE - 'BUY'
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NOMURA RAISES KINGFISHER PRICE TARGET TO 335 (330) PENCE - 'NEUTRAL'
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NUMIS RAISES ADMIRAL GROUP TO 'BUY' ('ADD') - TARGET 1630 (1720) PENCE
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BERENBERG RAISES ASTRAZENECA PRICE TARGET TO 4240 (3775) PENCE - 'HOLD'
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BERENBERG RAISES GLAXOSMITHKLINE PRICE TARGET TO 1575 (1520) PENCE - 'HOLD'
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GOLDMAN CUTS ASSOCIATED BRITISH FOODS PRICE TARGET TO 2,550 (2,600)P - 'SELL'
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CITIGROUP RAISES BARRATT DEVELOPMENTS PRICE TARGET TO 465 (460) PENCE - 'BUY'
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DEUTSCHE BANK RAISES BARRATT DEVELOPMENTS TARGET TO 506 (475) PENCE - 'BUY'
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NOMURA RAISES WHITBREAD PRICE TARGET TO 4875 (4770) PENCE - 'BUY'
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CITIGROUP RAISES SMITHS GROUP PRICE TARGET TO 1,270 (1,224) PENCE - 'SELL'
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JEFFERIES RAISES PERSIMMON PRICE TARGET TO 1,567 (1,461) PENCE - 'HOLD'
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NUMIS INITIATES LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE WITH 'HOLD' - TARGET 2,074 PENCE
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FTSE 250
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TRADERS: MORGAN STANLEY RESUMES POLYMETAL WITH 'EQUAL-WEIGHT' - TARGET 535P
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GOLDMAN RAISES BIG YELLOW GROUP TARGET TO 665 (654)P - 'CONVICTION BUY LIST'
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TRADERS: PANMURE RESUMES INFORMA WITH 'BUY' - TARGET 620 PENCE
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GOLDMAN RAISES BIG YELLOW GROUP TARGET TO 665 (654)P - 'CONVICTION BUY LIST'
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HSBC CUTS WILLIAM HILL TO 'NEUTRAL' ('OVERWEIGHT') - TARGET 365 (385) PENCE
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HSBC CUTS LADBROKES PRICE TARGET TO 120 (125) PENCE - 'UNDERWEIGHT'
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HSBC RAISES BETFAIR PRICE TARGET TO 1,280 (1,230) PENCE - 'OVERWEIGHT'
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EXANE BNP INITIATES SPIRAX-SARCO WITH 'UNDERPERFORM' - TARGET 2,600 PENCE
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CANACCORD CUTS ASHMORE GROUP TO 'SELL' ('HOLD') - TARGET 300 (360) PENCE
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NUMIS CUTS DIRECT LINE TO 'HOLD' ('ADD') - TARGET 305 (300) PENCE
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NUMIS CUTS ESURE GROUP PRICE TARGET TO 285 (320) PENCE - 'ADD'
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MORGAN STANLEY RAISES BWIN.PARTY TO 'EQUAL-WEIGHT' ('UNDERWEIGHT')
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MORGAN STANLEY CUTS BWIN.PARTY PRICE TARGET TO 100 (105) PENCE
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MAIN MARKET AND AIM
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LIBERUM INITIATES BURFORD CAPITAL WITH 'BUY' - PRICE TARGET 156P
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LIBERUM INITIATES JURIDICA INVESTMENTS WITH 'BUY' - TARGET 157P
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NUMIS RAISES M&C SAATCHI PRICE TARGET TO 380 (369)P - 'BUY'
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MACQUARIE RAISES PURECIRCLE PRICE TARGET TO 700 (650) PENCE - 'OUTPERFORM'
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MACQUARIE CUTS HANSARD GLOBAL PRICE TARGET TO 120 (130) PENCE - 'OUTPERFORM'
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CANACCORD RAISES ADVANCED MEDICAL SOLUTIONS PRICE TARGET TO 112 (101)P - 'HOLD'
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CANACCORD CUTS ALLIANCE PHARMA PRICE TARGET TO 35 (38) PENCE - 'HOLD'
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CANACCORD CUTS PETROPAVLOVSK PRICE TARGET TO 70 (85) PENCE - 'SPECULATIVE BUY'
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SHORE CAPITAL CUTS STHREE TO 'HOLD' ('BUY') - TARGET 344 PENCE
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By Arvind Bhunjun; arvindbhunjun@alliancenews.com; @ArvindBhunjun
Copyright 2014 Alliance News Limited. All Rights Reserved.
IN BRIEF: Alliance Pharma drops as CEO departs, delays results again
Alliance Pharma PLC - Chippenham, Wiltshire-based distributor of consumer healthcare brands and prescription medicines - Shares close down 14% in London on Wednesday, after Alliance Pharma says Chief Executive Officer Peter Butterfield has decided to leave the company "to pursue other business interests". Following a "comprehensive" search process, it appoints Nick Sedgwick as new CEO, starting on Monday next week. Sedgwick has 30 years experience in consumer health, Alliance Pharma says, most recently as regional director for UK & Ireland Consumer Health at Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC. Butterfield will remain with Alliance Pharma until June 30 to facilitate a "thorough" handover, it says. Butterfield joined the board in 2010 and became CEO in 2018.
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