Last checked at LONDON (Alliance News) - The following shares received analyst recommendations Friday morning:
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FTSE 100
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INVESTEC RAISES BHP BILLITON TO 'HOLD' ('SELL') - TARGET 1383 (1329) PENCE
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DEUTSCHE BANK RAISES VODAFONE PRICE TARGET TO 260 (250) PENCE - 'BUY'
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DEUTSCHE BANK CUTS BURBERRY PRICE TARGET TO 1750 (1850) PENCE - 'HOLD'
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DEUTSCHE BANK RAISES DIXONS CARPHONE PRICE TARGET TO 500 (480) PENCE - 'BUY'
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PANMURE RAISES ROYAL MAIL PRICE TARGET TO 480 (440) PENCE - 'HOLD'
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LIBERUM RAISES TRAVIS PERKINS PRICE TARGET TO 2500 (2300) PENCE - 'BUY'
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JEFFERIES RAISES WOLSELEY TO 'BUY' ('UNDERPERFORM') - TARGET 4710 (2660) PENCE
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JEFFERIES RAISES TRAVIS PERKINS TO 'BUY' (UNDERPERFORM) - TP 2650 (1510) PENCE
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EXANE BNP CUTS SMITHS GROUP PRICE TARGET TO 1125 (1150) PENCE - 'NEUTRAL'
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EXANE BNP RAISES MARKS & SPENCER PRICE TARGET TO 680 (640) PENCE - 'OUTPERFORM'
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JPMORGAN CUTS UNITED UTILITIES PRICE TARGET TO 1020 (1070) PENCE - 'OVERWEIGHT'
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JPMORGAN CUTS SMITHS GROUP PRICE TARGET TO 1280 (1323) PENCE - 'OVERWEIGHT'
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JPMORGAN RAISES NATIONAL GRID PRICE TARGET TO 902 (805) PENCE - 'NEUTRAL'
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BERENBERG CUTS GLAXOSMITHKLINE PRICE TARGET TO 1570 (1615) PENCE - 'HOLD'
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JPMORGAN RAISES BP TO 'NEUTRAL' ('UNDERWEIGHT') - PRICE TARGET 450 (410) PENCE
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BARCLAYS RAISES SMITH & NEPHEW PRICE TARGET TO 1230 (1200) PENCE - 'OVERWEIGHT'
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BARCLAYS RAISES SKY PLC PRICE TARGET TO 1100 (1065) PENCE - 'OVERWEIGHT'
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GOLDMAN RAISES LLOYDS PRICE TARGET TO 90 (87) PENCE - 'NEUTRAL'
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FTSE 250
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NUMIS RAISES INVESTEC TO 'ADD' ('HOLD') - TARGET 700 (557) PENCE
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JEFFERIES RAISES HOWDEN JOINERY TO 'BUY' ('UNDERPERFORM') - TP 600 (380) PENCE
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JEFFERIES RAISES GRAFTON GROUP TO 'BUY' ('UNDERPERFORM') - TP 960 (530) PENCE
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EXANE BNP RAISES BOOKER GROUP PRICE TARGET TO 190 (170) PENCE - 'OUTPERFORM'
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EXANE BNP RAISES RIGHTMOVE PRICE TARGET TO 3600 (3300) PENCE - 'OUTPERFORM'
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JPMORGAN RAISES JOHN WOOD PRICE TARGET TO 577 (497) PENCE - 'UNDERWEIGHT'
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JPMORGAN RAISES PETROFAC PRICE TARGET TO 969 (931) PENCE - 'NEUTRAL'
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JPMORGAN RAISES HUNTING PRICE TARGET TO 544 (515) PENCE - 'NEUTRAL'
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JPMORGAN RAISES QINETIQ TO 'OVERWEIGHT' ('NEUTRAL') - TARGET 245 (210) PENCE
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SOCGEN RAISES DAIRY CREST GROUP PRICE TARGET TO 490 (470) PENCE - 'HOLD'
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BERENBERG RAISES BOOKER GROUP PRICE TARGET TO 195 (189) PENCE - 'BUY'
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BARCLAYS RAISES INVESTEC PRICE TARGET TO 686 (667,50) PENCE - 'OVERWEIGHT'
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UBS RAISES BERKELEY GROUP PRICE TARGET TO 3400 (2900) PENCE - 'BUY'
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UBS RAISES AVEVA GROUP PRICE TARGET TO 2210 (1760) PENCE - 'BUY'
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BERENBERG CUTS AVEVA GROUP TO 'HOLD' ('BUY') - TARGET 1977 PENCE
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MAIN MARKET AND AIM
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LIBERUM CUTS TRINITY MIRROR PRICE TARGET TO 275 (285) PENCE - 'BUY'
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EXANE BNP RAISES DAILY MAIL PRICE TARGET TO 1025 (980) PENCE - 'OUTPERFORM'
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HSBC CUTS DARTY PRICE TARGET TO 72 (75) PENCE - 'HOLD'
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JPMORGAN CUTS GEM DIAMONDS PRICE TARGET TO 235 (250) PENCE - 'OVERWEIGHT'
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JPMORGAN RAISES YOUNG & COS BREWERY TARGET TO 1200 (1140) PENCE - 'OVERWEIGHT'
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JPMORGAN RAISES MOTHERCARE PRICE TARGET TO 246 (235) PENCE - 'OVERWEIGHT'
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JPMORGAN RAISES LAMPRELL PRICE TARGET TO 172 (146) PENCE - 'OVERWEIGHT'
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JPMORGAN RAISES CAPE PLC PRICE TARGET TO 256 (203) PENCE - 'NEUTRAL'
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BARCLAYS RAISES DAILY MAIL PRICE TARGET TO 1065 (970) PENCE - 'OVERWEIGHT'
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By Arvind Bhunjun; arvindbhunjun@alliancenews.com; @ArvindBhunjun
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1 Nov 2023 10:45
IN BRIEF: John Wood Group hires Rolls-Royce executive as new CFO
John Wood Group PLC - Aberdeen, Scotland-based engineering and consulting - Hires Arvind Balan as its new chief financial officer, starting April 15 next year. Balan has been CFO of the Civil Aerospace division of jet engine maker Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC for the past two years. Before that, he worked for oil major Shell PLC for 14 years in the UK, Singapore and China. At John Wood, Balan replaces David Kemp, whose retirement was announced back in August, having worked at John Wood for a decade. "Wood has always stood out for me as a company with unique potential," incoming CFO Balan says.
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