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LONDON (Alliance News) - The following shares received analyst recommendations Thursday morning and Wednesday afternoon:
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FTSE 100
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PANMURE INITIATES RANDGOLD RESOURCES WITH 'SELL' - TARGET 3650 PENCE
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EXANE BNP RAISES HSBC TO 'NEUTRAL' ('UNDERPERFORM') - PRICE TARGET 600 PENCE
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Investec Upgrades Standard Chartered To Hold From Sell, Price Target At 970p
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EXANE BNP CUTS G4S PRICE TARGET TO 330 (340) PENCE - 'OUTPERFORM'
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EXANE BNP CUTS EXPERIAN PRICE TARGET TO 1150 (1200) PENCE - 'NEUTRAL'
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EXANE BNP CUTS SHELL B PRICE TARGET TO 2290 (2430) PENCE - 'OUTPERFORM'
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EXANE BNP CUTS BP PRICE TARGET TO 417 (431) PENCE - 'NEUTRAL'
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EXANE BNP CUTS BG GROUP PRICE TARGET TO 1143 (1261) PENCE - 'NEUTRAL'
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DEUTSCHE BANK CUTS ROLLS-ROYCE PRICE TARGET TO 580 (610) PENCE - 'SELL'
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UBS CUTS ROLLS-ROYCE PRICE TARGET TO 980 (1200) PENCE - 'BUY'
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S&P CAPITAL IQ CUTS ROLLS-ROYCE PRICE TARGET TO 850 (1130) PENCE - 'BUY'
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BARCLAYS CUTS RELX PRICE TARGET TO 1195 (1225) PENCE - 'OVERWEIGHT'
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BARCLAYS CUTS PEARSON PRICE TARGET TO 1290 (1405) PENCE - 'EQUAL WEIGHT'
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TRADERS: JEFFERIES STARTS NATIONAL GRID WITH 'BUY' - PRICE TARGET 900 PENCE
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BERENBERG RAISES SMITH & NEPHEW TO 'BUY' ('HOLD') - TARGET 1275 (1080) PENCE
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GOLDMAN RAISES PRUDENTIAL TO 'CONVICTION, BUY LIST' ('BUY') - PRICE TARGET 1845 (1950) PENCE
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RBC Cuts Aberdeen Asset Management Price Target To 375p From 440p, Reiterates Underperform
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FTSE 250
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DEUTSCHE BANK CUTS UBM TO 'HOLD' ('BUY') - TARGET 550 (580) PENCE
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S&P CAPITAL IQ RAISES DRAX GROUP TO 'HOLD' ('SELL') - TARGET 290 (330) PENCE
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NUMIS CUTS AVEVA GROUP PRICE TARGET TO 1980 (2200) PENCE - 'ADD'
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PANMURE INITIATES ACACIA MINING WITH 'SELL' - TARGET 250 PENCE
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EXANE BNP CUTS JOHN WOOD PRICE TARGET TO 725 (780) PENCE - 'OUTPERFORM'
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EXANE BNP CUTS TULLOW OIL PRICE TARGET TO 480 (500) PENCE - 'OUTPERFORM'
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EXANE BNP CUTS PREMIER OIL PRICE TARGET TO 184 (194) PENCE - 'NEUTRAL'
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EXANE BNP CUTS OPHIR ENERGY PRICE TARGET TO 127 (151) PENCE - 'NEUTRAL'
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EXANE BNP RAISES CAIRN ENERGY PRICE TARGET TO 229 (191) PENCE - 'OUTPERFORM'
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CITIGROUP CUTS MAN GROUP PRICE TARGET TO 135 (150) PENCE - 'NEUTRAL'
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UBS CUTS DEBENHAMS TO 'NEUTRAL' ('BUY') - TARGET 90 PENCE
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BARCLAYS CUTS UBM PRICE TARGET TO 605 (620) PENCE - 'OVERWEIGHT'
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BARCLAYS CUTS INFORMA PRICE TARGET TO 575 (590) PENCE - 'EQUAL WEIGHT'
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BARCLAYS CUTS PACE PLC PRICE TARGET TO 475 (500) PENCE - 'OVERWEIGHT'
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BARCLAYS RAISES MICRO FOCUS PRICE TARGET TO 1400 (1300) PENCE - 'OVERWEIGHT'
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MAIN MARKET AND AIM
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BARCLAYS RAISES ANITE PRICE TARGET TO 126 (105) PENCE - 'EQUAL WEIGHT'
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LIBERUM RAISES ASOS TO 'HOLD' ('SELL') - TARGET 3300 PENCE
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LIBERUM INITIATES DARTY WITH 'BUY' - TARGET 100 PENCE
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PANMURE RAISES NCC GROUP PRICE TARGET TO 285 (253) PENCE - 'BUY'
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PANMURE RAISES BRADY PRICE TARGET TO 126 (112) PENCE - 'BUY'
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EXANE BNP CUTS SOCO INTL TO 'UNDERPERFORM' ('NEUTRAL') - TARGET 158 (171) PENCE
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EXANE BNP RAISES ROCKHOPPER EXPLORATION TO 'NEUTRAL' ('UP') - TARGET 73 (65) P.
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By Arvind Bhunjun; arvindbhunjun@alliancenews.com; @ArvindBhunjun
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12 Jul 2023 07:15
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