LONDON (Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Friday morning and late Thursday:----------FTSE 100----------GOLDMAN RAISES LAND SECURITIES TO 'NEUTRAL' ('SELL') - TARGET 769 (788) PENCE----------CITIGROUP CUTS LAND SECURITIES TO 'SELL' ('NEUTRAL') - TARGET 743 (974) PENCE----------GOLDMAN CUTS BRITISH LAND PRICE TARGET TO 589 (620) PENCE - 'NEUTRAL'----------CITIGROUP CUTS BRITISH LAND TO 'SELL' ('NEUTRAL') - TARGET 452 (647) PENCE----------GOLDMAN CUTS SEGRO PRICE TARGET TO 701 (716) PENCE - 'BUY'----------SOCGEN CUTS ITV TO 'HOLD' ('BUY') - TARGET 138 (190) PENCE----------SHORE CAPITAL RAISES ASTRAZENECA TO 'BUY' ('HOLD')----------HSBC SEES GLAXOSMITHKLINE AS ONE OF THE BEST GLOBAL STOCK IDEAS----------RBC CUTS BHP GROUP PRICE TARGET TO 1500 (1525) PENCE - 'SECTOR PERFORM'----------HSBC RAISES ANGLO AMERICAN PRICE TARGET TO 2120 (2100) PENCE - 'BUY'----------UBS RAISES FRESNILLO TO 'BUY' ('NEUTRAL') - TARGET 1100 (900) PENCE----------JPMORGAN CUTS KINGFISHER PRICE TARGET TO 200 (220) PENCE - 'UNDERWEIGHT'----------GOLDMAN RAISES AB FOODS PRICE TARGET TO 2600 (2500) PENCE - 'NEUTRAL'----------GOLDMAN RAISES SEVERN TRENT PRICE TARGET TO 1847 (1763) PENCE - 'SELL'----------BERNSTEIN CUTS VODAFONE PRICE TARGET TO 225 (235) PENCE - 'OUTPERFORM'----------JPMORGAN CUTS VODAFONE PRICE TARGET TO 230 (240) PENCE - 'OVERWEIGHT'----------DEUTSCHE BANK CUTS ST JAMES'S PLACE PRICE TARGET TO 1070 (1090) PENCE - 'HOLD'----------CREDIT SUISSE CUTS RBS PRICE TARGET TO 280 (295) PENCE - 'NEUTRAL'----------CREDIT SUISSE CUTS LLOYDS PRICE TARGET TO 84 (90) PENCE - 'OUTPERFORM'----------CREDIT SUISSE CUTS BARCLAYS PRICE TARGET TO 190 (210) PENCE - 'NEUTRAL'----------EXANE BNP RAISES HALMA TO 'OUTPERFORM' ('NEUTRAL') - TARGET 1550 (1350) PENCE----------EXANE BNP CUTS SPIRAX-SARCO TO 'UNDERPERFORM' (N) - TARGET 5700 (6300) PENCE----------FTSE 250----------GOLDMAN CUTS INTU PROPERTIES TO 'SELL' ('NEUTRAL') - TARGET 92 (117) PENCE----------CITIGROUP CUTS INTU PROPERTIES TO 'SELL' ('NEUTRAL') - TARGET 69 (190) PENCE----------CITIGROUP CUTS HAMMERSON TO 'SELL' ('NEUTRAL') - TARGET 278 (465) PENCE----------GOLDMAN CUTS HAMMERSON PRICE TARGET TO 367 (441) PENCE - 'NEUTRAL'----------CITIGROUP CUTS GREAT PORTLAND TO 'SELL' ('NEUTRAL') - TARGET 592 (691) PENCE----------GOLDMAN CUTS GREAT PORTLAND PRICE TARGET TO 633 (662) PENCE - 'NEUTRAL'----------GOLDMAN CUTS DERWENT LONDON PRICE TARGET TO 2960 (2976) PENCE - 'NEUTRAL'----------CITIGROUP CUTS DERWENT LONDON TO 'SELL' ('NEUTRAL') - TARGET 2513 (3186) PENCE----------GOLDMAN CUTS SHAFTESBURY PRICE TARGET TO 748 (806) PENCE - 'SELL'----------CITIGROUP CUTS SHAFTESBURY TO 'NEUTRAL' ('BUY') - TARGET 872 (1229) PENCE----------GOLDMAN CUTS BIG YELLOW GROUP PRICE TARGET TO 972 (993) PENCE - 'NEUTRAL'----------UBS CUTS CAPITAL & COUNTIES PRICE TARGET TO 310 (320) PENCE - 'BUY'----------JPMORGAN CUTS TRAVIS PERKINS PRICE TARGET TO 1330 (1400) PENCE - 'NEUTRAL'----------HSBC INITIATES CRANSWICK WITH 'HOLD' - TARGET 2810 PENCE----------HSBC INITIATES DAIRY CREST GROUP WITH 'BUY' - TARGET 570 PENCE----------HSBC INITIATES GREENCORE WITH 'BUY' - TARGET 270 PENCE----------HSBC INITIATES HILTON FOOD WITH 'HOLD' - TARGET 920 PENCE----------EXANE BNP RAISES PHOENIX GROUP TARGET TO 800 PENCE - 'OUTPERFORM'----------UBS CUTS SOPHOS PRICE TARGET TO 400 (440) PENCE - 'BUY'----------LIBERUM RESUMES RESTAURANT GROUP WITH 'HOLD' - TARGET 180 PENCE----------EXANE BNP CUTS SPECTRIS TO 'NEUTRAL' ('OUTPERFORM') - TARGET 2350 (2550) PENCE----------OTHER MAIN MARKET AND AIM----------CREDIT SUISSE CUTS DAILY MAIL PRICE TARGET TO 685 (770) PENCE - 'NEUTRAL'---------BARCLAYS CUTS DAILY MAIL PRICE TARGET TO 570 (605) PENCE - 'UNDERWEIGHT'----------GOLDMAN CUTS SECURE INCOME REIT PRICE TARGET TO 417 (446) PENCE - 'BUY'----------RBC CUTS FEVERTREE DRINKS PRICE TARGET TO 3400 (3600) PENCE - 'OUTPERFORM'----------DEUTSCHE BANK RAISES FEVERTREE DRINKS TARGET TO 2800 (2700) PENCE - 'HOLD'----------BERENBERG RAISES CONNECT GROUP PRICE TARGET TO 40 (35) PENCE - 'HOLD'----------LIBERUM RESUMES BURFORD CAPITAL WITH 'BUY' - TARGET 2300 PENCE----------
IN BRIEF: Diageo welcomes GSK's CFO as non-executive director
Diageo PLC - London-based brewer and distiller sells more than 200 drinks brands, including Guinness stout, Captain Morgan rum and Johnnie Walker whisky - Appoints GSK PLC's chief financial officer and executive director, Julie Brown, as a non-executive director. Says she will succeed Alan Stewart as chair of the audit committee after his retirement following the firm's annual general meeting in September. Chair Javier Ferran says: "Julie brings many years of experience in financial, commercial and strategic roles in international companies operating in highly regulated industries. She is strongly committed to enabling diversity in business and to creating sustainable, long-term value for stakeholders. I look forward to her contribution to Board discussions and to working with her in progressing Diageo's ambition to be one of the most trusted and respected consumer products companies in the world."
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