LONDON (Alliance News) - The following shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning and Tuesday:
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FTSE 100
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JEFFERIES RAISES ROYAL MAIL PRICE TARGET TO 400 (360) PENCE - 'UNDERPERFORM'
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JEFFERIES RAISES INMARSAT PRICE TARGET TO 1245 (1150) PENCE - 'BUY'
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Investec Cuts Dixons Carphone To Add From Buy, Keeps Target At 510p
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NOMURA RAISES INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES GROUP PRICE TARGET TO 800 (750) PENCE - 'BUY'
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JPMORGAN RAISES MERLIN PRICE TARGET TO 450 (430) PENCE - 'NEUTRAL'
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MORGAN STANLEY RAISES GLAXOSMITHKLINE PRICE TARGET TO 1450 (1350) PENCE - 'EQUAL-WEIGHT'
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MORGAN STANLEY RAISES ASTRAZENECA TO 'OVERWEIGHT' ('UNDERWEIGHT') - PRICE TARGET 5300 (4300) PENCE
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GOLDMAN CUTS BHP BILLITON PRICE TARGET TO 925 (950) PENCE - 'NEUTRAL'
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FTSE 250
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N+1 Singer Ups Greene King To Buy From Hold, Target At 900p
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Societe Generale Lifts Croda International Target To 3,300p From 3,050p, Keeps Buy
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JEFFERIES RAISES SSP GROUP PRICE TARGET TO 315 (290) PENCE - 'HOLD'
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BARCLAYS CUTS DRAX GROUP PRICE TARGET TO 320 (380) PENCE - 'OVERWEIGHT'
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GOLDMAN RAISES DRAX GROUP PRICE TARGET TO 245 (200) PENCE - 'SELL'
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MORGAN STANLEY CUTS INDIVIOR PRICE TARGET TO 225 (265) PENCE - 'EQUAL-WEIGHT'
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MORGAN STANLEY CUTS FIRSTGROUP PRICE TARGET TO 125 (135) - 'EQUAL-WEIGHT'
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HSBC INITIATES BODYCOTE WITH 'BUY' - TARGET 675 PENCE
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RBC CAPITAL MARKETS CUTS TELECITY GROUP TO 'SECTOR PERFORM' FROM 'OUTPERFORM'
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MORGAN STANLEY CUTS NATIONAL EXPRESS TO 'EQUAL-WEIGHT' ('OW') - TARGET 350P
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MORGAN STANLEY CUTS STAGECOACH PRICE TARGET TO 440 (450) PENCE - 'OVERWEIGHT'
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MAIN MARKET AND AIM
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JPMORGAN CUTS LAMPRELL PRICE TARGET TO 131 (156) PENCE - 'OVERWEIGHT'
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JPMORGAN INITIATES IBSTOCK WITH 'OVERWEIGHT' - TARGET 240 PENCE
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UBS INITIATES IBSTOCK WITH 'BUY' - TARGET 235 PENCE
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BARCLAYS INITIATES IBSTOCK WITH 'OVERWEIGHT' - TARGET 250 PENCE
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By Arvind Bhunjun; arvindbhunjun@alliancenews.com; @ArvindBhunjun
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Sunday newspaper round-up: Tesco, Green Agenda, EasyJet
(Sharecast News) - Tesco is leaning on its suppliers so that they pass on savings from falling costs so that it can reduce prices more quickly than rivals and thus lead on price cuts. Among other factors, on Thursday Tesco pointed to a halviing in wholesale electricity prices, a 22% reduction in PET packaging and an 84% fall in the cost of freight. Suppliers however said that other costs had continued to rise - not least wages. And in response to prodding by MPs, Asda co-owner, Mohsin Issa, has cautioned that fixed-term contracts meants that three to nine more month would be needed before customers benefitted from falling prices. - The Sunday Times
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