LONDON (Alliance News) - The following shares received analyst recommendations Friday morning:
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FTSE 100
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BARCLAYS CUTS WHITBREAD TO 'EQUAL WEIGHT' ('OVERWEIGHT') - TARGET 5200 PENCE
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DEUTSCHE BANK RAISES MEGGITT PRICE TARGET TO 400 (375) PENCE - 'HOLD'
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DEUTSCHE BANK RAISES BAE SYSTEMS PRICE TARGET TO 505 (485) PENCE - 'HOLD'
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CITIGROUP CUTS INMARSAT TO 'NEUTRAL' ('BUY') - TARGET 1150 PENCE
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JPMORGAN RAISES SAGE GROUP TO 'OVERWEIGHT' ('NEUTRAL') - TARGET 670 (500) PENCE
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FTSE 250
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Cantor Ups JD Sports Fashion Target To 1,200p From 980p, Keeps Buy
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Investec Ups JD Sports Fashion Target To 1,100p From 1,040p, Keeps Buy
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LIBERUM RAISES BREWIN DOLPHIN HLDGS PRICE TARGET TO 337 (285) PENCE - 'BUY'
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Liberum Upgrades John Wood Group To Hold From Sell, Target At 542p
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Liberum Upgrades Petrofac To Buy From Hold, Target At 1,302p
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Liberum Upgrades Hunting To Hold From Sell, Target At 311p
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Liberum Upgrades AMEC Foster Wheeler To Hold From Sell, Target At 476p
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HSBC CUTS LANCASHIRE HLDGS TO 'HOLD' ('BUY') - TARGET 680 (715) PENCE
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JEFFERIES RAISES TATE & LYLE PRICE TARGET TO 680 (660) PENCE - 'BUY'
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JEFFERIES RAISES GREENE KING PRICE TARGET TO 940 (840) PENCE - 'HOLD'
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SOCGEN RAISES ICAP PRICE TARGET TO 530 (505) PENCE - 'HOLD'
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DEUTSCHE BANK CUTS COBHAM TO 'SELL' ('HOLD') - TARGET 265 PENCE
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UBS RAISES BEAZLEY PRICE TARGET TO 376 (326) PENCE - 'NEUTRAL'
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GOLDMAN RAISES THOMAS COOK PRICE TARGET TO 104 (100) PENCE - 'SELL'
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JPMORGAN RAISES GREENE KING PRICE TARGET TO 1050 (950) PENCE - 'OVERWEIGHT'
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JPMORGAN RAISES HALMA PRICE TARGET TO 700 (615) PENCE - 'UNDERWEIGHT'
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JPMORGAN RAISES DS SMITH PRICE TARGET TO 460 (440) PENCE - 'OVERWEIGHT'
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JPMORGAN RAISES SPIRAX-SARCO PRICE TARGET TO 3250 (3150) PENCE - 'OVERWEIGHT'
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JPMORGAN CUTS BODYCOTE PRICE TARGET TO 500 (520) PENCE - 'UNDERWEIGHT'
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MAIN MARKET AND AIM
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JPMORGAN CUTS FENNER PRICE TARGET TO 140 (150) PENCE - 'UNDERWEIGHT'
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Invectec Lifts Ryanair Holdings Target To EUR17.00 From EUR16.00, Keeps Buy
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Panmure Gordon Cuts Escher Group Target To 367p From 479p
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PANMURE CUTS MIDATECH PHARMA PRICE TARGET TO 417 (420) PENCE - 'BUY'
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N+1 Singer Cuts Iomart Group To Hold From Buy, Target At 297p
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Liberum Upgrades Lamprell To Buy From Hold, Target At 170p
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JEFFERIES RAISES ASOS PRICE TARGET TO 3600 (3500) PENCE - 'HOLD'
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GOLDMAN CUTS GENEL ENERGY TO 'NEUTRAL' ('BUY') - TARGET 333 (677) PENCE
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By Arvind Bhunjun; arvindbhunjun@alliancenews.com; @ArvindBhunjun
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