UK BROKER RATINGS: Canaccord Raises Charles Stanley To Buy

LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Thursday morning:
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FTSE 100
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TRADERS: MERRILL LYNCH CUTS VODAFONE TO 'NEUTRAL' ('BUY')
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TRADERS: BARCLAYS RAISES WEIR GROUP PRICE TARGET TO 2950 (2700) PENCE - OVERWEIGHT
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TRADERS: BARCLAYS RAISES PRICE TARGET LSE TO 2260 (2200) PENCE - 'OVERWEIGHT'
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TRADERS: SOCGEN CUTS LEGAL & GENERAL TO 'SELL' ('HOLD')
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NOMURA CUTS PRICE TARGET HSBC TO 680 (710) PENCE - 'NEUTRAL'
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NOMURA CUTS STANDARD CHARTERED PRICE TARGET TO 1580 (1610) PENCE - 'BUY'
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CS CUTS KINGFISHER PRICE TARGET TO 450 (475) PENCE - 'FOCUS LIST', 'OUTPERFORM'
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CREDIT SUISSE CUTS BG GROUP TO 'UNDERPERFORM' ('NEUTRAL') - PRICE TARGET 1100 PENCE
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FTSE 250
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TRADERS: MORGAN STANLEY RAISES ROTORK TO 'EQUAL-WEIGHT' ('UNDERWEIGHT')
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TRADERS: NOMURA RAISES PLAYTECH TO 'BUY' ('NEUTRAL') - TARGET 753 (776) PENCE
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LIBERUM RAISES LONDONMETRIC PROPERTY PRICE TARGET TO 142 (133) PENCE - 'HOLD'
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JEFFERIES RAISES BERKELEY GROUP PRICE TARGET TO 2543 (2477) PENCE - 'HOLD'
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JEFFERIES RAISES CREST NICHOLSON PRICE TARGET TO 434 (419) PENCE - 'BUY'
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MAIN MARKET AND AIM
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TRADERS: MORGAN STANLEY RAISES GENEL ENERGY TO 'OVERWEIGHT'
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TRADERS: MORGAN STANLEY INITIATES GULF KEYSTONE WITH UNDERWEIGHT - TARGET 78 PENCE
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CANACCORD INITIATES VELOCYS WITH 'SPECULATIVE BUY' - TARGET 400 PENCE
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CANACCORD RAISES CHARLES STANLEY TO 'BUY' ('HOLD') - TARGET 480 (475) PENCE
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CANACCORD RAISES IMMUNODIAGNOSTIC PRICE TARGET TO 492 (459) PENCE - 'HOLD'
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