LONDON (Alliance News) - The following shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning and Tuesday:
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FTSE 100
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CITIGROUP CUTS SEVERN TRENT TO 'SELL' FROM ('NEUTRAL')
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TRADERS: JPMORGAN RAISES SSE TO 'OVERWEIGHT' ('UNDERWEIGHT')
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TRADERS: JPMORGAN RAISES CENTRICA TO 'NEUTRAL' ('UNDERWEIGHT')
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EXANE BNP CUTS RBS PRICE TARGET TO 275 (310) PENCE - 'OUTPERFORM'
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INVESTEC CUTS STANDARD CHARTERED TO 'SELL' ('HOLD'), Cuts Price Target To 445p From 460p
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BERENBERG RAISES RBS TO 'HOLD' ('SELL') - TARGET 250 PENCE
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EXANE BNP RAISES LLOYDS PRICE TARGET TO 70 (65) PENCE - 'UNDERPERFORM'
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EXANE BNP CUTS BARCLAYS PRICE TARGET TO 170 (180) PENCE - 'UNDERPERFORM'
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DEUTSCHE BANK RAISES TESCO PRICE TARGET TO 210 (200) PENCE - 'BUY'
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JEFFERIES RAISES BUNZL PRICE TARGET TO 1,900 (1,800) PENCE - 'HOLD'
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JEFFERIES CUTS BHP BILLITON TO 'HOLD' ('BUY') - PRICE TARGET 800 PENCE
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HSBC CUTS BURBERRY TO 'HOLD' ('BUY') - TARGET 1,500 (1,380) PENCE
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BARCLAYS CUTS INMARSAT PRICE TARGET TO 950 (1,000) PENCE - 'UNDERWEIGHT'
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BERENBERG CUTS ASHTEAD GROUP PRICE TARGET TO 1,150 (1,350) PENCE - 'BUY'
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JEFFERIES RAISES COMPASS GROUP PRICE TARGET TO 1,375 (1,200) PENCE - 'BUY'
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BARCLAYS CUTS ST JAMES'S PLACE PRICE TARGET TO 1,034 (1,094)P - 'OVERWEIGHT'
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FTSE 250
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PANMURE CUTS RESTAURANT GROUP TO 'HOLD' ('BUY') - TARGET 640 (750) PENCE
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N+1 Cuts Restaurant Group To Sell From Hold Lowers Price Target To 450p From 550p
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HSBC RAISES JOHN LAING PRICE TARGET TO 275 (250) PENCE - 'BUY'
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DEUTSCHE BANK RAISES ESURE GROUP PRICE TARGET TO 290 (270) PENCE - 'HOLD'
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CITIGROUP CUTS PENNON GROUP TO 'SELL' ('NEUTRAL')
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UBS CUTS TULLOW OIL TO 'NEUTRAL' ('BUY') - TARGET 210 PENCE
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NOMURA RAISES VIRGIN MONEY PRICE TARGET TO 460 (445) PENCE - 'BUY'
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JEFFERIES CUTS BBA AVIATION PRICE TARGET TO 250 (273) PENCE - 'BUY'
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MORGAN STANLEY CUTS CARILLION PRICE TARGET TO 315 (320) PENCE - 'EQUAL-WEIGHT'
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MAIN MARKET AND AIM
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PANMURE RAISES STATPRO GROUP PRICE TARGET TO 124 (119) PENCE - 'BUY'
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BARCLAYS CUTS EQUINITI PRICE TARGET TO 225 (230) PENCE - 'OVERWEIGHT'
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BARCLAYS RAISES HUNTING PRICE TARGET TO 450 (410) PENCE - 'EQUAL WEIGHT'
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JEFFERIES CUTS ARROW GLOBAL PRICE TARGET TO 340 (362) PENCE - 'BUY'
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By Arvind Bhunjun; arvindbhunjun@alliancenews.com; @ArvindBhunjun
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