LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Thursday morning:
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FTSE 100
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BERENBERG RAISES NATIONAL GRID PRICE TARGET TO 850 (785) PENCE - 'HOLD'
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S&P CAPITAL IQ CUTS LEGAL & GENERAL TO 'SELL' ('HOLD') - TARGET 215 (230) PENCE
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FTSE 250
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HSBC RAISES HIKMA PHARMACEUTICALS PRICE TARGET TO 1870 (1830) PENCE - 'NEUTRAL'
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UBS RAISES BOVIS HOMES PRICE TARGET TO 1000 (965) PENCE - 'BUY'
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DEUTSCHE BANK RAISES SEGRO PLC PRICE TARGET TO 270 (260) PENCE - 'SELL'
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Jefferies Raises Senior Price Target To 320p from 310p - BUY
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NUMIS INITIATES GENUS WITH 'ADD' - TARGET 1290 PENCE
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UMIS RAISES JOHN WOOD PRICE TARGET TO 919 (838) PENCE - 'ADD'
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MAIN MARKET AND AIM
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CANACCORD CUTS TANGENT PRICE TARGET TO 11.6 (12.7) PENCE - 'BUY'
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BERENBERG CUTS TT ELECTRONICS PRICE TARGET TO 220 (247) PENCE - 'BUY'
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By Arvind Bhunjun; arvindbhunjun@alliancenews.com; @ArvindBhunjun
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