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Wednesday broker round-up UPDATE

Advanced Medical Solutions: Panmure Gordon moves target price from 90p to 102p and reiterates a buy recommendation. Amara Mining: Numis shifts target price from 40p to 45p retaining its buy recommendation. Anite: Numis cuts target price from 155p to 128p and downgrades to hold. Ashmore Group: Ban

Tuesday broker round-up UPDATE

African Barrick Gold: Investec shifts target price from 135p to 137p, while downgrading from hold to sell. Aquarius Platinum: JP Morgan moves target price from 39p to 49p, while downgrading from neutral to underweight. Citi lowers target price from 66p to 54p and downgrades from buy to neutral. As

Broker tips: Diageo, WPP, Dixons

Citigroup has upgraded its rating for Guinness and Smirnoff owner Diageo from 'neutral' to 'buy' after a slight pull-back in the shares over the last month. Citi said that the stock's current valuation "doesn't reflect the attractions of the investment case: (1) resilient growth in the current weak

Broker snap: Panmure expects strong H2 at WPP

Panmure Gordon has hiked its target price for advertising and media group WPP and retained its 'buy' rating, saying that the firm is on track for a strong second half. "We now upgrade our WPP target price to 1450p (from 1250p). We consider WPP is set fair for a strong H2 2013 (and beyond), taking i

Friday broker round-up UPDATE

Antofagasta: Canaccord Genuity lowers target price from 1035p to 1020p, while leaving its buy recommendation unchanged. Ashmore Group: Canaccord Genuity downgrades from buy to hold with a target price of 380p. Associated British Foods: Societe Generale upgrades to hold with a target price of 1900p

Wednesday broker round-up UPDATE

Abbey Protection: Numis lowers target price from 120p to 110p keeping a hold recommendation. Antofagasta: Investec takes target price from 707p to 725p, but still recommends selling. Ashtead Group: Numis ups target price from 640p to 670p and retains a hold recommendation. Panmure Gordon increases

Monday broker round-up UPDATE

Berkeley Group: Panmure Gordon raises target price from 2046p to 2150p and reiterates a hold recommendation. Betfair: Panmure Gordon increases target price from 1000p to 1317p and maintains a buy recommendation. BHP Billiton: WH Ireland downgrades to neutral. British Land: Exane ups target price

Friday broker round-up UPDATE

Antofagasta: Morgan Stanley cuts target price from 830p to 810p and maintains an underweight rating. ARM Holdings: Deutsche Bank raises target price from 470p to 1080p upgrading to buy. Aviva: Barcalys increases target price from 294.50p to 320p, while its underweight rating remains unaltered. Bw

London close: Stocks jump on US data as Syria concerns recede

Markets finished strongly on Thursday, rebounding after recent falls as concerns over an impending Western intervention in Syria eased slightly and US growth estimates were revised higher. One of London's largest constituents, Vodafone, was providing a lift on the FTSE 100 today on hopes that it ca

FTSE 100 movers: Vodafone, Melrose Industries, WPP

Vodafone Group was the top riser on the FTSE 100 after confirming it was in talks with Verizon Communications to sell its stake in their Verizon Wireless venture. Melrose Industries surged after the engineering turnaround specialist revealed revenue more than doubled in the first half, boosted by i

REFILE-UPDATE 2-WPP raises 2013 forecast as rivals' merger spurs acquisitions

* Ad firm slightly raises 2013 organic growth forecast * H1 pretax profit up 12 pct to 524 mln stg * CEO says will step up smaller deals in emerging markets, digital By Paul Sandle and Belinda Goldsmith LONDON, Aug 29 (Reuters) - WPP, the world's largest advertising agency

London midday: Stocks rise, Vodafone surges on Verizon talks

The FTSE 100 was registering decent gains on Thursday morning as markets rebounded from recent falls, helped by M&A activity surrounding one of the index's largest constituents, Vodafone, as well as some well-received results from blue chips Melrose and WPP. Markets have been hit this week by conce

Thursday broker round-up UPDATE

Afren: Westhouse Securities shifts target price from 160p to 165p and reiterates a buy recommendation. BAE Systems: Bank of America raises target price from 328p to 412p, while staying with its underperform rating. Cape: JP Morgan takes target price from 308p to 323p and stays with its overweight

London open: Stocks rebound after recent falls, Vodafone jumps

Strong gains from Vodafone, WPP and Melrose gave markets in London a boost this morning, as stocks rebounded after some recent falls. Markets have been under pressure this week on concerns about a potential Western military intervention in Syria in response to last week's alleged chemical weapons a