(Alliance News) - The following global blue-chips received analyst recommendations Wednesday and Thursday:

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BASIC RESOURCES

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Berenberg raises Evonik price target to 22 (20) EUR - 'hold'

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HSBC raises Lanxess price target to 29 (26) EUR - 'hold'

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UBS raises Lanxess price target to 28 (26) EUR - 'neutral'

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Goldman Sachs starts ArcelorMittal with 'neutral' - price target 26.60 EUR

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CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

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Bank of America cuts HelloFresh price target to 5.60 (6.00) EUR - 'underperform'

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Citigroup raises Knorr-Bremse price target to 83 (79) EUR - 'buy'

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Oddo BHF raises Knorr-Bremse price target to 87 (80) EUR - 'outperform'

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MWB raises Knorr-Bremse price target to 80 (75) EUR - 'buy'

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Morgan Stanley raises Puma SE price target to 48 (45) EUR - 'equal-weight'

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Deutsche Bank raises Puma price target to 67 (63) EUR - 'buy'

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Goldman Sachs raises Puma price target to 70 (66) EUR - 'buy'

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JPMorgan raises Puma price target to 47 (45) EUR - 'neutral'

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UBS raises Puma price target to 51 (44) EUR - 'neutral'

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Jefferies raises Puma price target to 47 (40) EUR - 'hold'

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Morgan Stanley raises Informa price target to 870 (850) pence - 'equal-weight'

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Barclays raises Informa price target to 975 (950) pence - 'overweight'

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Deutsche Bank cuts Continental AG price target to 70 (80) EUR - 'hold'

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Oddo BHF cuts Continental price target to 60 (70) EUR - 'underperform'

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Deutsche Bank raises Henkel price target to 75 (70) EUR - 'hold'

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Barclays raises Henkel price target to 78 (76) EUR - 'equal weight'

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HSBC raises Henkel price target to 94 (87) EUR - 'buy'

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Berenberg raises Henkel price target to 86 (78) EUR - 'hold'

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Jefferies raises Henkel price target to 91 (86) EUR - 'buy'

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UBS raises Henkel price target to 81 (75) EUR - 'neutral'

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Deutsche Bank starts Whitbread with 'buy' - price target 4,150 pence

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Barclays cuts Whitbread price target to 3,850 (4,250) pence - 'overweight'

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Oddo BHF cuts Vitesco price target to 70 (73) EUR - 'neutral'

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UBS cuts Vitesco price target to 70 (94) EUR - 'neutral'

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Bernstein raises Stroer price target to 73 (67) EUR - 'outperform'

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Barclays raises Stroer price target to 64 (60) EUR - 'equal weight'

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HSBC raises Stroer price target to 72 (65) EUR - 'buy'

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RBC cuts Auto1 price target to 13 (20) EUR - 'outperform'

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JPMorgan raises Auto1 price target to 7.00 (6.20) EUR - 'neutral'

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DZ Bank cuts Electronic Arts to 'hold' (buy) - fair value 135 (155) USD

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CONSUMER STAPLES

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Deutsche Bank starts Ocado with 'buy' - price target 660 pence

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UBS raises AB InBev price target to 63.50 (58) EUR - 'neutral'

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Barclays cuts AB InBev price target to 61 (63) EUR - 'overweight'

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Goldman Sachs raises Ahold Delhaize price target to 34 (32) EUR - 'neutral'

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Jefferies raises Ahold Delhaize price target to 30.00 (29.50) EUR - 'hold'

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FINANCIALS

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Morgan Stanley cuts Schroders price target to 415 (442) pence - 'equal-weight'

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Morgan Stanley raises Intesa Sanpaolo price target to 4.20 (4.10) EUR - 'overweight'

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UBS cuts Prudential price target to 1,110 (1,140) pence - 'buy'

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Deutsche Bank starts NatWest with 'buy' - price target 345 pence

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Barclays raises NatWest price target to 400 (330) pence - 'overweight'

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Deutsche Bank starts Lloyds with 'buy' - price target 61 pence

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Deutsche Bank starts Barclays with 'buy' - price target 270 pence

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Oddo BHF raises UBS price target to 24 (23) CHF - 'underperform'

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UBS cuts Prudential price target to 1,110 (1,140) pence - 'buy'

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Citigroup raises Munich Re price target to 475 (448.20) EUR - 'neutral'

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Morgan Stanley raises Munich Re price target to 501 (493) EUR - 'overweight'

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Berenberg raises Munich Re price target to 480 (465) EUR - 'buy'

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RBC raises Munich Re price target to 487 (464) EUR - 'sector perform'

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LBBW raises Munich Re price target to 430 (420) EUR - 'hold'

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DZ Bank cuts fair value for Munich Re to 480 (496) EUR - 'buy'

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Barclays raises Generali price target to 21 (20.50) EUR - 'underweight'

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UBS raises BPER Banca price target to 6.50 (6.10) EUR - 'buy'

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RBC raises HSBC price target to 750 (725) pence - 'sector perform'

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JPMorgan raises Banco BPM price target to 5.30 (4.90) EUR - 'underweight'

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HEALTH CARE

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Bernstein cuts Siemens Healthineers price target to 64.5 (66.5) EUR - outperform

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Barclays starts DiaSorin with 'equal weight' - price target 95 EUR

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JPMorgan cuts Carl Zeiss Meditec price target to 68 (70) EUR - 'underweight'

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INDUSTRIALS

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Morgan Stanley raises DHL Group price target to 47 (46) EUR - 'overweight'

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DZ Bank raises fair value for Alstom to 17.00 (13.50) EUR - 'hold'

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ENERGY

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Oddo BHF cuts SMA Solar price target to 66 (72) EUR - 'outperform'

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Jefferies raises BP price target to 580 (570) pence - 'buy'

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TECHNOLOGY

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Oddo BHF cuts Bechtle price target to 54 (56) EUR - 'outperform'

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Barclays cuts Bechtle price target to 38 (40) EUR - 'underweight'

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Berenberg cuts Bechtle price target to 55 (57) EUR - 'buy'

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Morgan Stanley raises Infineon price target to 45 (40) EUR - 'overweight'

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MWB cuts TeamViewer price target to 15.00 (17.10) EUR - 'buy'

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UTILITIES

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Citigroup raises Siemens Energy price target to 25 (17.50) EUR - 'neutral'

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Morgan Stanley raises Siemens Energy price target to 27.50 (23) EUR - 'overweight'

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Oddo BHF raises siemens Energy price target to 22 (14) EUR - 'neutral'

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Barclays cuts Siemens Energy to 'equal weight' (overweight) - price target 18 EUR

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HSBC raises Siemens Energy price target to 27 (17) EUR - 'buy'

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Goldman Sachs raises Siemens Energy price target to 32.70 (27) EUR - 'buy'

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LBBW raises Siemens Energy price target to 27 (21) EUR - 'buy'

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