LONDON (Alliance News) - The following shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning:
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FTSE 100
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TRADERS: CITIGROUP CUTS TAYLOR WIMPEY TO 'SELL' ('NEUTRAL')
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HSBC RAISES TAYLOR WIMPEY PRICE TARGET TO 250 (203) PENCE - 'BUY'
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HSBC RAISES PERSIMMON PRICE TARGET TO 2,460 (1,920) PENCE - 'BUY'
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HSBC RAISES BARRATT DEVELOPMENTS PRICE TARGET TO 745 (650) PENCE - 'BUY'
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UBS CUTS JOHNSON MATTHEY PRICE TARGET TO 3,300 (3,550) PENCE - 'NEUTRAL'
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TRADERS: HSBC RAISES JOHNSON MATTHEY PRICE TARGET TO 3,800 (3,700) PENCE
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TRADERS: MORGAN STANLEY CUTS WEIR GROUP PRICE TARGET TO 1,360 (1,400) PENCE
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FTSE 250
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NUMIS RAISES GALLIFORD TRY PRICE TARGET TO 1,619 (1,234) PENCE - 'HOLD'
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HSBC RAISES GALLIFORD TRY PRICE TARGET TO 2,055 (1,795) PENCE - 'BUY'
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HSBC RAISES REDROW PRICE TARGET TO 555 (440) PENCE - 'BUY'
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HSBC RAISES CREST NICHOLSON PRICE TARGET TO 830 (660) PENCE - 'BUY'
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HSBC RAISES BOVIS HOMES PRICE TARGET TO 1,670 (1,340) PENCE - 'BUY'
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HSBC RAISES BERKELEY GROUP PRICE TARGET TO 3,565 (2,900) PENCE - 'BUY'
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HSBC RAISES BELLWAY PRICE TARGET TO 3,570 (2,815) PENCE - 'BUY'
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PANMURE CUTS FIRSTGROUP TO 'HOLD' ('BUY') - TARGET 120 PENCE
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JEFFERIES RAISES SYNTHOMER PRICE TARGET TO 375 (338) PENCE - 'BUY'
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TRADERS: CITIGROUP RAISES CAIRN ENERGY TO 'BUY' ('NEUTRAL')
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JPMORGAN RESUMES ULTRA ELECTRONICS WITH 'NEUTRAL' - TARGET 1,965 PENCE
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CREDIT SUISSE RAISES SAGA PLC PRICE TARGET TO 215 (185) PENCE - 'NEUTRAL'
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JPMORGAN RAISES BOOKER GROUP PRICE TARGET TO 174 (160) PENCE - 'OVERWEIGHT'
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MAIN MARKET AND AIM
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NUMIS RAISES OXFORD INSTRUMENTS TO 'BUY' ('ADD') - TARGET 1,200 PENCE
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NUMIS CUTS HILTON FOOD TO 'ADD' ('BUY') - TARGET 534 PENCE
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By Arvind Bhunjun; arvindbhunjun@alliancenews.com; @ArvindBhunjun
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