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LONDON (Alliance News) - The following shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning and Tuesday afternoon:
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FTSE 100
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SHORE CAPITAL RAISES MARKS & SPENCER TO 'BUY' ('HOLD')
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NUMIS RAISES LAND SECURITIES PRICE TARGET TO 1511 (1396) PENCE - 'ADD'
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DEUTSCHE BANK RAISES BABCOCK INTERNATIONAL TARGET TO 1200 (1150) PENCE - 'BUY'
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EXANE BNP RAISES BABCOCK INTERNATIONAL PRICE TARGET TO 1050 (980) PENCE - 'NEUTRAL'
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LIBERUM CUTS BABCOCK INTERNATIONAL PRICE TARGET TO 1000 (1065) PENCE - 'SELL'
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CITIGROUP RAISES BABCOCK INTERNATIONAL PRICE TARGET TO 1100 (990) PENCE - 'NEUTRAL'
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JPMORGAN CUTS OLD MUTUAL TO 'NEUTRAL' ('OVERWEIGHT') - TARGET 243 PENCE
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GOLDMAN RAISES LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE PRICE TARGET TO 2670 (2565) PENCE - 'NEUTRAL'
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GOLDMAN RAISES SCHRODERS PRICE TARGET TO 3930 (3425) PENCE - 'BUY'
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S&P CAPITAL IQ CUTS BHP BILLITON PRICE TARGET TO 1450 (1500) PENCE - 'HOLD'
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RBC CAPITAL MARKETS CUTS SABMILLER TO UNDERPERFORM FROM SECTOR PERFORM
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FTSE 250
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NUMIS CUTS VICTREX TO 'HOLD' ('ADD') - TARGET 2138 PENCE
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NUMIS RAISES IP GROUP PRICE TARGET TO 358 (339) PENCE - 'BUY'
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MERRILL LYNCH RAISES ICAP PRICE TARGET TO 580 (560) PENCE - 'NEUTRAL'
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DEUTSCHE BANK RAISES CREST NICHOLSON PRICE TARGET TO 402 (355) PENCE - 'HOLD'
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TRADERS: NUMIS CUTS INTERMEDIATE CAPITAL TO 'REDUCE' ('HOLD')
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GOLDMAN RAISES INTERMEDIATE CAPITAL PRICE TARGET TO 564 (535) PENCE - 'NEUTRAL'
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CITIGROUP RAISES TALK TALK TELECOM TO 'BUY' ('NEUTRAL') - TP 475 (320) PENCE
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JPMORGAN CUTS HOMESERVE PRICE TARGET TO 405 (408) PENCE - 'NEUTRAL'
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GOLDMAN RAISES AVEVA GROUP PRICE TARGET TO 1330 (1325) PENCE - 'SELL'
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JPMORGAN RAISES AVEVA GROUP TO 'NEUTRAL' ('UNDERWEIGHT') - PT 1850 (1220) PENCE
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CREDIT SUISSE RAISES AVEVA GROUP PT TO 2200 (1800) PENCE - 'OUTPERFORM'
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CREDIT SUISSE INITIATES ELEMENTIS WITH 'UNDERPERFORM' - TARGET 264 PENCE
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TRADERS: EXANE BNP CUTS TATE & LYLE TO 'UNDERPERFORM' ('NEUTRAL')
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GOLDMAN RAISES TULLETT PREBON PRICE TARGET TO 415 (405) PENCE - 'NEUTRAL'
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GOLDMAN CUTS MAN GROUP PRICE TARGET TO 226 (235) PENCE - 'CONVICTION BUY LIST'
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BERENBERG RAISES SIG PRICE TARGET TO 210 (190) PENCE - 'BUY'
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UBS RAISES PARAGON GROUP PRICE TARGET TO 525 (512) PENCE - 'BUY'
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UBS RAISES LADBROKES PRICE TARGET TO 140 (130) PENCE - 'BUY'
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UBS RAISES WILLIAM HILL PRICE TARGET TO 440 (400) PENCE - 'BUY'
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MAIN MARKET AND AIM
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DEUTSCHE BANK RAISES SIGNET GROUP PRICE TARGET TO 9600 (9250) PENCE - 'BUY'
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JPMORGAN CUTS STOCK SPIRITS PRICE TARGET TO 230 (250) PENCE - 'OVERWEIGHT'
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BERENBERG RAISES STOCK SPIRITS PRICE TARGET TO 238 (235) PENCE - 'BUY'
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SOCGEN RAISES PREMIER FOODS PRICE TARGET TO 50 (35) PENCE - 'HOLD'
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By Arvind Bhunjun; arvindbhunjun@alliancenews.com; @ArvindBhunjun
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25 Jun 2023 18:22
Sunday newspaper round-up: Government debt, High-inflation trap, Car insurance
(Sharecast News) - The cost of servicing the government's debt mountain will surpass £500bn over the next five years, due to high inflation and steep interest rates. Interest rate payments on that debt will rise to their highest level as a proportion of economic output since the late 1940s. This year alone, the interest rate bill for an individual household was already £4,000. That has also led to concerns that public spending, including for education and health services, will need to be squeezed in order to balance the books. - The Financial Mail on Sunday
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