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Friday broker round-up UPDATE

British American Tobacco: Goldman Sachs reduces target price from 3530p to 3250p downgrading to sell. Brown (N) Group: UBS cuts target price from 490p to 445p leaving its buy recommendation unchanged. Diageo: Goldman Sachs reduces target price from 2030p to 1925p and keeps a neutral rating. Dixons

UK BROKER RATINGS: HSBC Cuts Centrica To Underweight From Overweight

UPDATE: Finsbury Food Buys Baker Fletchers In Reverse Takeover (ALLISS)

London midday: Ebola fears, macro concerns hit UK stocks

Fears about a possible Ebola outbreak in Europe and continued concerns about the global economy were weighing on UK stocks on Wednesday. The FTSE 100 was down 0.3% at 6,475 by around midday with cyclical stocks and airlines providing a drag. Risk appetite was also being held back by nervousness ahe

Monday broker round-up

Asos: UBS ups target price from 4000p to 4050p and stays with its buy recommendation. Cranswick: Numis cuts target price from 1326p to 1296p and keeps a hold recommendation. Dunelm Group: Citi reduces target price from 930p to 870p downgrading to neutral. easyJet: Citi ups target price from 1600p

UK BROKER RATINGS: SocGen Cuts BAE Systems To Hold From Buy

UPDATE: Morrisons Is First Of Big Four Grocers To Price Match Aldi, Lidl

Morrisons Becomes First Of Big Four Grocers To Price Match Aldi, Lidl

UPDATE 4-UK's Sainsbury's to review dividend as sales slide

* Q2 like-for-like sales, ex fuel, fall 2.8 pct * Cuts full-year sales forecast * Says dividend payout part of wide-ranging strategic review * Says "100 pct" confident in accounts * Shares fall up to 6.6 pct, down 35 pct so far this year (Adds share context, shareholder

2ND UPDATE: Sainsbury's Cuts Sales Forecast After Quarterly Slump

UPDATE: Sainsbury's Cuts Full Year Sales Forecast After Quarterly Slump

London close: Stocks end lower after data-heavy day, retailers drag

London's blue chips ended Tuesday on a weaker note, as investors responded to a data-heavy session against a backdrop of the on-going protests in Hong Kong. With retailers dragging the way lower, the FTSE 100 closed 23.88 points lower at 6,622.72. Much of the day's focus was on the Eurozone, where

MARKET COMMENT: UK Stocks Close Lower; Next Hits Clothes Retailers

FTSE 100 movers: Broker comment lifts Associated British Foods

Associated British Foods climbed after Credit Suisse upgraded the stock to 'outperform' with a target price of 3,000p. Product testing group Intertek was a strong riser after investors learned it has appointed André Lacroix as chief executive. Lacroix has spent close to a decade in charge of automot

CORRECT: UK WINNERS & LOSERS: Intertek's Gain Is Inchcape's Loss On CEO Change