BROKER RATINGS SUMMARY: Direct Line Gets Rating Boost From JPMorgan

LONDON (Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Friday morning:----------FTSE 100----------RBC CUTS EASYJET PRICE TARGET TO 1600 (1900) PENCE - 'OUTPERFORM'----------DEUTSCHE BANK CUTS VODAFONE PRICE TARGET TO 265 (275) PENCE - 'BUY'----------JPMORGAN RAISES DIRECT LINE TO 'OVERWEIGHT' ('NEUTRAL') - TARGET 395 PENCE----------BARCLAYS CUTS INFORMA PRICE TARGET TO 885 (940) PENCE - 'OVERWEIGHT'----------BARCLAYS CUTS PEARSON PRICE TARGET TO 800 (835) PENCE - 'UNDERWEIGHT'----------GOLDMAN RAISES HALMA PRICE TARGET TO 1340 (1285) PENCE - 'NEUTRAL'----------BARCLAYS RAISES RIGHTMOVE PRICE TARGET TO 415 (405) PENCE - 'UNDERWEIGHT'----------FTSE 250----------HSBC CUTS PENNON GROUP PRICE TARGET TO 850 (860) PENCE - 'BUY'----------BERENBERG CUTS CLOSE BROTHERS PRICE TARGET TO 1510 (1530) PENCE - 'HOLD'----------BARCLAYS CUTS ASCENTIAL PLC PRICE TARGET TO 440 (445) PENCE - 'EQUAL WEIGHT'----------BARCLAYS CUTS SPIRE HEALTHCARE TO 'UNDERWEIGHT' ('EQUAL WEIGHT') - TARGET 130 (190) PENCE----------BARCLAYS CUTS MEDICLINIC INTERNATIONAL TARGET TO 660 (700) PENCE - 'OVERWEIGHT'----------JPMORGAN CUTS SOPHOS PRICE TARGET TO 600 (690) PENCE - 'OVERWEIGHT'----------JPMORGAN CUTS HALFORDS GROUP PRICE TARGET TO 340 (360) PENCE - 'NEUTRAL'----------JPMORGAN RAISES MITCHELLS & BUTLERS PRICE TARGET TO 280 (270) PENCE - 'NEUTRAL'----------OTHER MAIN MARKET AND AIM----------JEFFERIES RAISES MCBRIDE PRICE TARGET TO 175 (160) PENCE - 'BUY' ----------LIBERUM INITIATES TEN ENTERTAINMENT WITH 'BUY' - TARGET 325 PENCE----------BERENBERG CUTS CVS GROUP PRICE TARGET TO 1250 (1450) PENCE - 'BUY'----------BARCLAYS CUTS DAILY MAIL PRICE TARGET TO 665 (675) PENCE - 'UNDERWEIGHT'----------