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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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TRADERS: CREDIT SUISSE RAISES EXPERIAN TO 'OUTPERFORM' ('NEUTRAL')
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MORGAN STANLEY RAISES ASTRAZENECA PRICE TARGET TO 4500 (4300) PENCE - 'UNDERWEIGHT'
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PANMURE RAISES ST JAMES'S PLACE PRICE TARGET TO 1125 (1057) PENCE - 'BUY'
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Liberum Cuts Reed Elsevier Price Target To 1,215p From 1,300p, Retains Buy
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TRADERS: JPMORGAN CUTS PRICE TARGET RIO TINTO TO 3450 (3500) PENCE
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TRADERS: JPMORGAN CUTS PRICE TARGET BHP BILLITON TO 1600 (1690) PENCE
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TRADERS: JPMORGAN CUTS ANGLO AMERICAN PRICE TARGET TO 1040 (1080) PENCE
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CHARLES STANLEY RAISES BABCOCK INTERNATIONAL TO 'BUY' ('ACCUMULATE')
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FTSE 250
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NOMURA CUTS NATIONAL EXPRESS PRICE TARGET TO 260 (280) PENCE - 'REDUCE'
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TRADERS: HSBC CUTS NATIONAL EXPRESS TO 'HOLD' (OVERWEIGHT')
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NOMURA CUTS STAGECOACH PRICE TARGET TO 430 (440) PENCE - 'BUY'
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TRADERS: HSBC RAISES STAGECOACH TO 'BUY' ('HOLD') - TARGET 400 (395) PENCE
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NOMURA CUTS FIRSTGROUP PRICE TARGET TO 120 (130) PENCE - 'NEUTRAL'
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TRADERS: HSBC CUTS FIRSTGROUP PRICE TARGET TO 110 (120) PENCE - 'HOLD'
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NOMURA RAISES GO-AHEAD GROUP TO 'BUY' ('NEUTRAL') - PRICE TARGET 2950 (2550) PENCE
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NUMIS CUTS TATE & LYLE TO 'REDUCE' ('HOLD') - TARGET 563 (540) PENCE
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UBS RAISES RIGHTMOVE PRICE TARGET TO 3470 (3170) PENCE - 'BUY'
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Investec Upgrades AG Barr To Buy From Add, Lifts Price Target To 737p From 714p
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MAIN MARKET AND AIM
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Investec Raises Robert Walters Price Target To 420p From 390p, Keeps Buy
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PANMURE RAISES ROBERT WALTERS PRICE TARGET TO 450 (353) PENCE - 'BUY'
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Investec Cuts Parity Group Price Target To 15p From 36p, Retains Buy
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Investec Upgrades Gooch And Housego To Buy From Add, Lifts Price Target To 770p From 740p
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PANMURE CUTS PORTMEIRION PRICE TARGET TO 1000 (1080) PENCE - 'BUY'
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N+1 Singer Upgrades Redcentric To Buy From Hold, Ups Price Target To 168p From 153p
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TRADERS: JEFFERIES RAISES BRAMMER PRICE TARGET TO 400 (350) PENCE - 'HOLD'
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By Arvind Bhunjun; arvindbhunjun@alliancenews.com; @ArvindBhunjun
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9 Aug 2010 07:17
Portmeirion pre-tax profit surges
Stoke-on-Trent based ceramics maker Portmeirion almost doubled profit during the first half of the year and said it remains confident despite an expected tough climate in the second half. Profit before tax increased to £1m for the six months to 30 June 2010 from £532,000 the same time a year earlie
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