BROKER RATINGS SUMMARY: Merrill Lynch Lifts TalkTalk Straight To Buy

LONDON (Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning and Tuesday:----------FTSE 100----------CREDIT SUISSE RAISES TESCO PRICE TARGET TO 220 (215) PENCE - 'UNDERPERFORM'----------UBS INITIATES INFORMA WITH 'BUY' - TARGET 950 PENCE----------HSBC CUTS DIRECT LINE INSURANCE PRICE TARGET TO 400 (403) PENCE - 'BUY'----------HSBC CUTS ADMIRAL GROUP PRICE TARGET TO 1975 (2010) PENCE - 'HOLD'----------HSBC RAISES HALMA PRICE TARGET TO 1400 (1320) PENCE - 'HOLD'----------BERENBERG RAISES JOHNSON MATTHEY PRICE TARGET TO 4300 (3680) PENCE - 'BUY'----------GOLDMAN RAISES WPP PRICE TARGET TO 1416 (1410) PENCE - 'NEUTRAL'----------RBC CUTS BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO PRICE TARGET TO 3800 (4000) PENCE - 'SECTOR PERFORM'----------FTSE 250----------BARCLAYS CUTS TED BAKER PRICE TARGET TO 2550 (2700) PENCE - 'EQUAL WEIGHT'----------BARCLAYS RAISES IMI PRICE TARGET TO 1460 (1390) PENCE - 'OVERWEIGHT'----------MERRILL LYNCH RAISES TALKTALK TELECOM TO 'BUY' - 'UNDERPERFORM'----------JEFFERIES CUTS TATE & LYLE TO 'HOLD' (BUY) - PRICE TARGET 700 (665) PENCE----------HSBC CUTS LANCASHIRE HOLDINGS PRICE TARGET TO 682 (698) PENCE - 'BUY'----------HSBC CUTS JUPITER FUND MANAGEMENT PRICE TARGET TO 485 (610) PENCE - 'HOLD'----------HSBC CUTS ESURE GROUP PRICE TARGET TO 315 (320) PENCE - 'BUY'----------CREDIT SUISSE CUTS RENEWI PRICE TARGET TO 95 (110) PENCE - 'NEUTRAL'----------RBC RAISES AUTO TRADER GROUP PRICE TARGET TO 410 (340) PENCE - 'SECTOR PERFORM'----------OTHER MAIN MARKET AND AIM----------BARCLAYS CUTS BOOHOO.COM TO 'EQUAL WEIGHT' ('OVERWEIGHT') - TARGET 240 (225) PENCE----------BERENBERG CUTS CONNECT GROUP TO 'HOLD' ('BUY') - TARGET 40 (140) PENCE----------JEFFERIES CUTS OXFORD BIOMEDICA TO 'HOLD' ('BUY') - TARGET 1100 (825) PENCE----------BERENBERG RAISES TT ELECTRONICS PRICE TARGET TO 290 (270) PENCE - 'BUY'----------JPMORGAN RAISES OXFORD INSTRUMENTS TARGET TO 1180 (1100) PENCE - 'OVERWEIGHT'----------JPMORGAN RAISES HELICAL PRICE TARGET TO 430 (390) PENCE - 'OVERWEIGHT'----------