LONDON (Alliance News) - The following shares received analyst recommendations Friday morning and Thursday:
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FTSE 100
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TRADERS: MERRILL LYNCH CUTS BP TO 'UNDERPERFORM' ('NEUTRAL')
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EXANE BNP CUTS NEXT TO 'UNDERPERFORM' ('NEUTRAL') - TARGET 7400 (7700) PENCE
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EXANE BNP RAISES KINGFISHER TO 'OUTPERFORM' ('NEUTRAL') - TARGET 420 (390) PENCE
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BARCLAYS RAISES DIRECT LINE PRICE TARGET TO 416 (407) PENCE - 'OVERWEIGHT'
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UBS RAISES VODAFONE PRICE TARGET TO 280 (265) PENCE - 'BUY'
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NOMURA RAISES EASYJET PRICE TARGET TO 2100 (2000) PENCE - 'BUY'
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JPMORGAN CUTS ANGLO AMERICAN PRICE TARGET TO 690 (910) PENCE - 'UNDERWEIGHT'
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JPMORGAN CUTS RIO TINTO PRICE TARGET TO 2930 (3250) PENCE - 'OVERWEIGHT'
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JPMORGAN CUTS BHP BILLITON PRICE TARGET TO 1370 (1450) PENCE - 'NEUTRAL'
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GOLDMAN RAISES HIKMA PHARMACEUTICALS TO 'BUY' ('NEUTRAL') - TARGET 2840 (2210) PENCE
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BARCLAYS CUTS PRUDENTIAL PRICE TARGET TO 1741 (1889) PENCE - 'OVERWEIGHT'
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SOCGEN CUTS HSBC PRICE TARGET TO 630 (705) PENCE - 'BUY'
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MERRILL LYNCH CUTS CENTRICA PRICE TARGET TO 225 (265) PENCE - 'UNDERPERFORM'
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FTSE 250
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SocGen Cuts Amec Price Target To 1,061p From 1,176p, Reiterates Buy
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JPMORGAN CUTS GO-AHEAD GROUP PRICE TARGET TO 2585 (2768) PENCE - 'NEUTRAL'
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JPMORGAN RAISES BOOKER GROUP PRICE TARGET TO 200 (174) PENCE - 'OVERWEIGHT'
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GOLDMAN RAISES PETS AT HOME PRICE TARGET TO 295 (285) PENCE - 'BUY'
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BARCLAYS CUTS LANCASHIRE HLDGS PRICE TARGET TO 439 (456) PENCE - 'UNDERWEIGHT'
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BARCLAYS RAISES HISCOX PRICE TARGET TO 645 (607) PENCE - 'UNDERWEIGHT'
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MERRILL LYNCH CUTS DRAX GROUP PRICE TARGET TO 240 (295) PENCE - 'UNDERPERFORM'
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MAIN MARKET AND AIM
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BARCLAYS RAISES PHOENIX IT PRICE TARGET TO 796 (794) PENCE - 'UNDERWEIGHT'
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By Arvind Bhunjun; arvindbhunjun@alliancenews.com; @ArvindBhunjun
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