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Smith (WH): UBS downgrades to neutral with a target price of 700p.

Smiths Group: Deutsche Bank raises target price from 1150p to 1335p and upgrades to buy.

Smith (DS): Investec takes price target from 225p to 245p and upgrades from hold to buy.

Paragon Group of Companies: UBS raises target price from 265p to 278p and downgrades from buy to neutral.

Next: Deutsche Bank raises target price from 3650p to 4100p and reiterates its buy recommendation.

As might be expected there are hardly any trading announcements for the last full trading week before Christmas, but those that are scheduled are still from decent sized companies, not least temporary power group Aggreko (AGK). The jury is still out over whether this former FTSE 100 growth play has hit a near term growth ceiling and run out of steam? Broker Jefferies certainly doesn’t think so, retaining a buy rating and 2,800p target in October even though the barely in-line Q3 numbers spooked other City pundits, not to mention extra bad debt provisions and adverse foreign exchange rates.

Laura Ashley: Seymour Pierce moves target price from 28p to 32p reiterating a buy recommendation.

Kirkland Lake Gold: Panmure Gordon reduces target price from 1000p to 525p keeping a buy rating

Keller: Panmure Gordon ups target price from 350p to 570p and maintains a hold rating.

Inchcape: Deutsche Bank raises target price from 480p to 515p and retains a buy rating.

Home Retail Group: Deutsche Bank moves target price from 115p to 120p, while retaining a hold rating.

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Dunelm Group: Deutsche Bank reduces target price from 680p to 650p retaining its hold recommendation.

Carphone Warehouse: Deutsche Bank raises target price from 200p to 225p and reiterates its buy recommendation.

Burberry Group: Morgan Stanley downgrades to equal-weight, while the target price of 1300p remains unchanged.

Bunzl: Citigroup upgrades to buy from neutral.

BG Group: Barclays reduces target price from 1490p to 1450p, while reiterating an overweight rating.

Anglo American: UBS reduces target price from 2150p to 1860p and downgrades to neutral. JP Morgan reiterates underweight.

UBS has downgraded its rating for ENRC from 'buy' to 'neutral', saying that there are 'challenging times' ahead for the FTSE 100 mining group. The broker reckons that ENRC is at risk of breaching its banking covenants and equity may need to be issued to raise the freefloat level from 18% to 25% by the end of next year.

The shares have climbed 36 per cent since flotation and now trade on 14 times forecast underlying earnings for 2012 of 8.2p. With the prospect of large and growing dividends, as founder and chairman Mike Goddard has promised