LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Thursday morning:
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FTSE 100
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GOLDMAN RAISES AB FOODS PRICE TARGET TO 1820 (1750) PENCE - 'SELL'
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GOLDMAN CUTS G4S PRICE TARGET TO 175 (193) PENCE - 'CONVICTION SELL LIST'
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PANMURE CUTS G4S PRICE TARGET TO 185 (200) PENCE - 'SELL'
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CITIGROUP CUTS G4S PRICE TARGET TO 250 (270) PENCE - 'NEUTRAL'
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JPMORGAN CUTS G4S PRICE TARGET TO 288 (310) PENCE - 'OVERWEIGHT'
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HSBC RAISES CENTRICA TO 'OVERWEIGHT' ('NEUTRAL')
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JEFFERIES CUTS SAINSBURY PRICE TARGET TO 350 (410) PENCE - 'HOLD'
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MERRILL LYNCH CUTS MORRISON PRICE TARGET TO 245 (270) PENCE - 'BUY'
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NUMIS RAISES BARCLAYS TO 'ADD' ('HOLD') - TARGET 280 (274) PENCE
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FTSE 250
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UBS CUTS FERREXPO PRICE TARGET TO 150 (190) PENCE - 'NEUTRAL'
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JEFFERIES CUTS FERREXPO PRICE TARGET TO 165 (200) PENCE - 'HOLD'
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JPMORGAN CUTS FERREXPO PRICE TARGET TO 135 (150) PENCE - 'UNDERWEIGHT'
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DEUTSCHE BANK RAISES FERREXPO PRICE TARGET TO 352 (341) PENCE - 'BUY'
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NUMIS RAISES FERREXPO TO 'BUY' ('HOLD') - TARGET 190 PENCE
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DEUTSCHE BANK RAISES PENNON GROUP PRICE TARGET TO 880 (800) PENCE - 'BUY'
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CITIGROUP RAISES HENDERSON GROUP PRICE TARGET TO 250 (237) PENCE - 'NEUTRAL'
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JPMORGAN RAISES MONEYSUPERMARKET.COM TARGET TO 217 (211) PENCE - 'OVERWEIGHT'
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JPMORGAN RAISES PERFORM GROUP PRICE TARGET TO 311 (302) PENCE - 'OVERWEIGHT'
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MORGAN STANLEY RAISES KAZAKHMYS PRICE TARGET TO 210 (180) PENCE - 'UNDERWEIGHT'
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PANMURE CUTS BWIN.PARTY TO 'HOLD' ('BUY') - TARGET 138 (202) PENCE
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MAIN MARKET AND AIM
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BERENBERG RAISES STOCK SPIRITS PRICE TARGET TO 325 (310) PENCE - 'BUY'
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PANMURE RAISES GEM DIAMONDS PRICE TARGET TO 186 (170) PENCE - 'HOLD'
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NUMIS RAISES TRINITY MIRROR PRICE TARGET TO 280 (265) PENCE - 'BUY'
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NUMIS CUTS HOCHSCHILD MINING TO 'SELL' ('HOLD') - TARGET 130 (120) PENCE
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JPMORGAN RAISES HOCHSCHILD MINING PRICE TARGET TO 205 (155) PENCE - 'NEUTRAL'
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BERENBERG RAISES TYMAN PRICE TARGET TO 350 (327) PENCE - 'BUY'
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UPDATE: York consortium sells call options over 10 million LSEG shares
London Stock Exchange Group PLC - London-based stock market operator and data provider - JP Morgan Securities PLC on Tuesday confirms that BCP York Holdings LP sold call options over around 10 million voting shares in LSEG, having announced plans to do so after the London market close on Monday. The call options were sold to Barclays Bank PLC, Merrill Lynch International, Citigroup Global Markets Ltd, Goldman Sachs International, JP Morgan Securities PLC and Morgan Stanley & Co International PLC. The call option shares represent around a 1.9% economic and voting interest in LSEG. BCP York is an entity owned by a consortium of certain investment funds affiliated with Blackstone Inc, and including an affiliate of Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, an affiliate of GIC Special Investments Pte Ltd, Thomson Reuters Corp and certain other minority holders. Thomson Reuters didn't participate in the call option transaction.
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