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LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Peel Hunt likes Petrofac; Deutsche cuts boohoo

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Friday morning and Thursday:

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Mondi and Smurfit Kappa raised, DS Smith cut

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Thursday morning and Wednesday:

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Redburn likes Flutter; RBC cuts Smiths

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning and Tuesday:

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Barclays cuts AB Foods to 'equal weight'

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Friday morning:

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: JPMorgan cuts Auto Trader and Trainline

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Monday morning and Friday:

Lancashire H1 profit jumps, Russia losses within risk tolerances

LONDON, July 27 (Reuters) - Lloyd's of London insurer Lancashire posted a 44% jump in first half pre-tax profit to $78 million on Wednesday, helped by rising premium rates, and said losses in Russia from the Ukraine conflict were likely to be within its risk tolerance.

Dividend payouts so far unscathed by economic woes

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DIVIDEND PAYOUTS UNSCATHED BY ECONOMIC WOES SO FAR (1120 GMT)

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Watches of Switzerland, GB Group started at buy

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Monday morning and Friday:

Recession fears, earnings hit European stocks

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RECESSION FEARS, EARNINGS HIT EUROPEAN STOCKS (0745 GMT)

Blue Monday

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BLUE MONDAY (0722 GMT)

European shares seen lower on recession fears, big earnings week ahead

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EUROPEAN SHARES SEEN LOWER ON RECESSION FEARS, BIG EARNINGS WEEK AHEAD (0630 GMT)

Midcaps outperform gains on UK's FTSE 100 for third week

July 22 (Reuters) - Britain's domestically focused index outperformed the blue-chip FTSE 100 for its third straight week on Friday, with insurer Beazley topping the mid-cap index following a strong annual forecast.

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stocks rise shrugging off weak PMI readings

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London ended higher on Friday as investors took disappointing PMI data in their stride, bringing a week which saw an aggressive rate hike from the European Central Bank and political turmoil in Italy to a close.

Cheap euro running out of juice for European stocks

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CHEAP EURO RUNNING OUT OF JUICE FOR EUROPEAN STOCKS (1157 GMT)

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Insurers, food delivery shares up; US tech falls

(Alliance News) - European equities recovered from a slow start to achieve solid gains by Friday afternoon, despite poor economic data, while New York-listed technology shares were lower after a grim quarter for social media app Snap.