Last checked at LONDON (Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning:----------FTSE 100----------RBC RAISES MELROSE INDUSTRIES TO 'TOP PICK' (OUTPERFORM) - TARGET 235 (265) PENCE ----------RBC CUTS SMITHS GROUP TO 'UNDERPERFORM' (OUTPERFORM) - TARGET 1530 (1600) PENCE ----------INVESTEC CUTS MARKS & SPENCER TO 'SELL' ('HOLD') - TARGET 240 (285) PENCE ----------RAYMOND JAMES RAISES BP TO 'OUTPERFORM' (MARKET PERFORM) - PRICE TARGET 690 PENCE ----------EXANE BNP RAISES RECKITT BENCKISER TO 'OUTPERFORM' (NEUTRAL) - PRICE TARGET 7500 (6800) PENCE ----------BERENBERG CUTS GVC HOLDING PRICE TARGET TO 1300 (1350) PENCE - 'BUY' ----------BERENBERG CUTS ROYAL MAIL PRICE TARGET TO 280 (300) PENCE - 'SELL' ----------DEUTSCHE BANK CUTS WPP PRICE TARGET TO 1010 (1160) PENCE - 'HOLD' ----------BARCLAYS CUTS AVIVA PRICE TARGET TO 550 (610) PENCE - 'OVERWEIGHT' ----------CREDIT SUISSE RAISES HALMA PRICE TARGET TO 1620 (1530) PENCE - 'OUTPERFORM' ----------FTSE 250----------UBS CUTS G4S PRICE TARGET TO 235 (300) PENCE - 'BUY' ----------UBS CUTS QUILTER PRICE TARGET TO 175 (190) PENCE - 'BUY' ----------GOLDMAN CUTS QUILTER PRICE TARGET TO 145 (180) PENCE - 'BUY' ----------RBC RAISES ROTORK TO 'OUTPERFORM' ('SECTOR PERFORM') - TARGET 345 (330) PENCE ----------RBC CUTS WEIR GROUP TO 'OUTPERFORM' ('TOP PICK') - TARGET 1900 (2250) PENCE ----------RBC INITIATES IMI WITH 'SECTOR PERFORM' - TARGET 1010 PENCE ----------RBC INITIATES RHI MAGNESITA WITH 'OUTPERFORM' - TARGET 5250 PENCE ----------RBC INITIATES VESUVIUS WITH 'TOP PICK' - TARGET 700 PENCE ----------RBC INITIATES COATS GROUP WITH 'OUTPERFORM' - TARGET 110 PENCE ----------RBC CUTS SPIRAX-SARCO TO 'UNDERPERFORM' (OUTPERFORM) - TARGET 6400 (7400) PENCE ----------JPMORGAN INITIATES JD WETHERSPOON WITH 'UNDERWEIGHT' - TARGET 930 PENCE ----------JPMORGAN RAISES HIKMA PHARMACEUTICAL PRICE TARGET TO 1900 (1050) P - 'NEUTRAL' ----------JPMORGAN RAISES TULLOW OIL PRICE TARGET TO 292 (278) PENCE - 'OVERWEIGHT'----------JPMORGAN CUTS CAIRN ENERGY PRICE TARGET TO 271 (306) PENCE - 'OVERWEIGHT' ----------BARCLAYS RAISES DIPLOMA PRICE TARGET TO 1225 (1190) PENCE - 'EQUAL WEIGHT' ----------OTHER MAIN MARKET AND AIM----------JPMORGAN RAISES GENEL ENERGY PRICE TARGET TO 290 (287) PENCE - 'OVERWEIGHT' ----------JPMORGAN CUTS ENQUEST PRICE TARGET TO 37 (44) PENCE - 'NEUTRAL' ----------JPMORGAN CUTS SOCO INTERNATIONAL PRICE TARGET TO 97 (126) PENCE - 'NEUTRAL' ----------HSBC CUTS RESTAURANT GROUP PRICE TARGET TO 305 (370) PENCE - 'BUY' ----------BARCLAYS RAISES MCCARTHY & STONE PRICE TARGET TO 125 (93) PENCE - 'UNDERWEIGHT' ----------GOLDMAN CUTS DAILY MAIL PRICE TARGET TO 655 (670) PENCE - 'SELL' ----------GOLDMAN CUTS CMC MARKETS PRICE TARGET TO 140 (175) PENCE - 'NEUTRAL' ----------
8 Jan 2024 12:49
IN BRIEF: BT confirms February start date for new CEO Kirkby
BT Group PLC - London-based telecommunications provider - Confirms Independent Non-Executive Director Allison Kirkby will succeed Philip Jansen as chief executive officer from February 1. She was named successor in July, with previous communication being that she would take over from Jansen around the end of this month at the latest. Jansen will be available to support the handover until the end of March, when BT's financial year 2024 ends.
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