LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Monday morning and Friday afternoon:
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FTSE 100
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JEFFERIES RAISES ASTRAZENECA PRICE TARGET TO 5300 (5000) PENCE - 'BUY'
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DEUTSCHE BANK CUTS ADMIRAL GROUP PRICE TARGET TO 1220 (1260) PENCE - 'HOLD'
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BARCLAYS CUTS ADMIRAL GROUP PRICE TARGET TO 1105 (1175) PENCE - 'UNDERWEIGHT'
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GOLDMAN RAISES AB FOODS PRICE TARGET TO 2570 (2550) PENCE - 'SELL'
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EXANE BNP CUTS KINGFISHER PRICE TARGET TO 340 (380) PENCE - 'OUTPERFORM'
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UBS CUTS TULLOW OIL PRICE TARGET TO 700 (950) PENCE - 'BUY'
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UBS RAISES MEGGITT PRICE TARGET TO 490 (470) PENCE - 'NEUTRAL'
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UBS CUTS EXPERIAN PRICE TARGET TO 1150 (1200) PENCE - 'BUY'
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NOMURA RAISES RBS PRICE TARGET TO 370 (360) PENCE - 'REDUCE'
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SOCGEN RAISES IMPERIAL TOBACCO PRICE TARGET TO 3100 (3000) PENCE - 'BUY'
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BERNSTEIN RAISES TESCO TO 'OUTPERFORM' ('MARKET-PERFORM') - TARGET 235 PENCE
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TRADERS: JPMORGAN CUTS BP TO 'NEUTRAL' ('OVERWEIGHT')
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S&P CAPITAL IQ CUTS NATIONAL GRID TO 'SELL' ('HOLD') - TARGET 800 (900) PENCE
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S&P CAPITAL IQ CUTS AVIVA TO 'SELL' ('HOLD') - TARGET 490 (520) PENCE
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FTSE 250
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PANMURE RAISES DIGNITY PRICE TARGET TO 1900 (1800) PENCE - 'BUY'
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Jefferies Raises Cairn Energy PT To 282p From 266p, Reiterates Buy
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DEUTSCHE BANK RAISES CRODA PRICE TARGET TO 2350 (2200) PENCE - 'HOLD'
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CREDIT SUISSE RAISES CRODA PRICE TARGET TO 2450 (2350) PENCE - 'OUTPERFORM'
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LIBERUM CUTS SERCO PRICE TARGET TO 210 (300) PENCE - 'HOLD'
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EXANE BNP CUTS JOHN WOOD PRICE TARGET TO 860 (885) PENCE - 'OUTPERFORM'
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EXANE BNP CUTS AMEC PRICE TARGET TO 1125 (1160) PENCE - 'UNDERPERFORM'
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UBS RAISES HIKMA PHARMACEUTICALS PRICE TARGET TO 2200 (2050) PENCE - 'BUY'
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UBS RAISES HOME RETAIL PRICE TARGET TO 250 (240) PENCE - 'BUY'
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MAIN MARKET AND AIM
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UBS RAISES GENEL ENERGY TO 'BUY' ('NEUTRAL') - TARGET 875 (800) PENCE
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CITIGROUP INITIATES BOOHOO WITH 'BUY' - TARGET 60 PENCE
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CITIGROUP CUTS ASOS TO 'NEUTRAL' ('BUY') - TARGET 3100 (2600) PENCE
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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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