LONDON (Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Thursday morning:----------FTSE 100----------LIBERUM RAISES FERGUSON PRICE TARGET TO 6175 (5800) PENCE - 'BUY'----------DEUTSCHE BANK RAISES SSE TARGET TO 1200 (1150) P - 'SELL'----------JPMORGAN REINITIATES GLAXOSMITHKLINE WITH 'NEUTRAL' - PRICE TARGET 1500 PENCE----------GOLDMAN RAISES RBS PRICE TARGET TO 335 (310) PENCE - 'NEUTRAL'----------CREDIT SUISSE RAISES MEDICLINIC INTERNATIONAL TARGET TO 660 (630) PENCE - 'NEUTRAL'----------JPMORGAN RAISES NATIONAL GRID PRICE TARGET TO 950 (870) PENCE - 'OVERWEIGHT'----------FTSE 250----------JPMORGAN RESUMES FIRSTGROUP WITH 'OVERWEIGHT' - TARGET 133 PENCE----------BERENBERG RAISES BRITVIC TO 'BUY' ('HOLD') - TARGET 900 (725) PENCE----------GOLDMAN CUTS VEDANTA RESOURCES PRICE TARGET TO 775 (800) PENCE - 'NEUTRAL'----------JPMORGAN RAISES OCADO PRICE TARGET TO 871 (505) PENCE - 'NEUTRAL'----------UBS RAISES ELECTROCOMPONENTS PRICE TARGET TO 745 (680) PENCE - 'NEUTRAL'----------HSBC RAISES B&M PRICE TARGET TO 500 (470) PENCE - 'BUY'----------UBS CUTS PARAGON BANKING GROUP PRICE TARGET TO 525 (530) PENCE - 'BUY'----------UBS RAISES OCADO TO 'NEUTRAL' ('SELL') - TARGET 750 (280) PENCE----------OTHER MAIN MARKET AND AIM----------KEPLER CHEUVREUX CUTS PHOTO-ME PRICE TARGET TO 153 (200) PENCE - 'BUY'----------LIBERUM RAISES GRESHAM HOUSE PRICE TARGET TO 638 PENCE - 'BUY'----------CREDIT SUISSE CUTS OPHIR ENERGY TO 'NEUTRAL' ('OUTPERFORM') - TARGET 60 (80) 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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