LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Thursday morning:
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FTSE 100
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JEFFERIES CUTS WILLIAM HILL TO 'HOLD' ('BUY')
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GOLDMAN CUTS IMPERIAL TOBACCO TO 'BUY' ('CONVICTION BUY LIST')
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BERENBERG RAISES RESOLUTION TO 'HOLD' ('SELL') - TARGET 310 (320) PENCE
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BERENBERG CUTS LEGAL & GENERAL PRICE TARGET TO 250 (255) PENCE - 'BUY'
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BERENBERG RAISES ST JAMES'S PLACE PRICE TARGET TO 860 (715) PENCE - 'BUY'
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UBS CUTS GLAXOSMITHKLINE PRICE TARGET TO 1500 (1650) PENCE - 'NEUTRAL'
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UBS CUTS SHIRE PRICE TARGET TO 3150 (3450) PENCE - 'NEUTRAL'
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UBS CUTS BURBERRY PRICE TARGET TO 1510 (1530) PENCE - 'NEUTRAL'
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DEUTSCHE BANK CUTS TESCO PRICE TARGET TO 342 (348) PENCE - 'BUY'
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GOLDMAN CUTS PETROFAC TO 'NEUTRAL' ('BUY') - TARGET 1356 (1450) PENCE
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GOLDMAN RAISES NEXT PRICE TARGET TO 6250 (5600) PENCE - 'NEUTRAL'
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EXANE BNP RAISES RECKITT BENCKISER PRICE TARGET TO 4500 (4400) PENCE - UNDERPERFORM
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NOMURA RAISES RECKITT BENCKISER PRICE TARGET TO 5300 (5200) PENCE - 'BUY'
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CITIGROUP CUTS TULLOW OIL PRICE TARGET TO 925 (960) PENCE - 'NEUTRAL'
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PANMURE RAISES BUNZL PRICE TARGET TO 1479 (1218) PENCE - 'HOLD'
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FTSE 250
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JPMORGAN RAISES EVRAZ TO 'NEUTRAL' ('UNDERWEIGHT')
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BERENBERG RAISES AVIVA PRICE TARGET TO 450 (415) PENCE - 'SELL'
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GOLDMAN CUTS JOHN WOOD TO 'BUY' (CONVICTION BUY LIST) - TARGET 770 (800) PENCE
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MAIN MARKET AND AIM
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MORGAN STANLEY RAISES ASOS TO 'EQUAL-WEIGHT' ('UNDERWEIGHT')
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PANMURE RAISES REGENERSIS PRICE TARGET TO 502 (425) PENCE - 'BUY'
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CANACCORD RAISES BROOKS MACDONALD PRICE TARGET TO 1865 (1780) PENCE - 'HOLD'
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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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