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

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BASIC RESOURCES

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JPMorgan raises Givaudan price target to 3,800 (3,700) CHF - 'neutral'

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CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

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RBC raises Zalando price target to 40 (37) EUR - 'outperform'

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RBC cuts Berkeley Group Holdings to 'underperform' (sector perform) - price target 4,950 pence

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JPMorgan cuts Berkeley Group Holdings to 'neutral' (overweight) - price target 4,800 pence

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RBC raises Taylor Wimpey to 'outperform' (sector perform) - price target 175 pence

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JPMorgan raises Taylor Wimpey to 'overweight' (neutral) - price target 150 (101) pence

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JPMorgan raises Persimmon to 'overweight' (neutral) - price target 1,510 (1,190) pence

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JPMorgan raises Barratt Developments to 'ow' (neutral) - price target 560 (370) pence

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Bank of America raises Nike to 'buy' (neutral) - price target 113 (110) USD

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Bryan Garnier raises Hermes International price target to 2,390 (2,300) EUR - 'buy'

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CONSUMER STAPLES

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UBS raises Tesco price target to 330 (315) pence - 'buy'

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FINANCIALS

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Goldman Sachs raises Intesa Sanpaolo price target to 3.9 (3.7) EUR - 'buy'

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Goldman Sachs raises Banco Santander price target to 5.75 (5.25) EUR - 'buy'

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UBS raises Deutsche Bank price target to 17.7 (16.4) EUR - 'buy'

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Goldman Sachs raises Deutsche Bank price target to 21.1 (19.5) EUR - 'buy'

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Goldman Sachs raises Commerzbank price target to 15.2 (13.4) EUR - 'neutral'

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Goldman Sachs raises Deutsche Boerse price target to 207 (206) EUR - 'neutral'

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RBC raises St James's Place price target to 520 (500) pence - 'sector perform'

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HSBC raises American Express price target to 239 (232) USD - 'buy'

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Cowen starts Visa with 'buy' - price target 320 USD

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HEALTH CARE

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UBS cuts Bayer price target to 32 (34) EUR - 'neutral'

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Stifel raises Merck KGaA price target to 192 (172) EUR - 'buy'

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Deutsche Bank Research raises Evotec to 'buy' (hold) - price target 19 (20) EUR

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JPMorgan raises Gerresheimer price target to 125.70 (123.20) EUR - 'overweight'

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Jefferies raises Redcare Pharmacy price target to 180 (160) EUR - 'buy'

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INDUSTRIALS

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JPMorgan cuts Boeing price target to 210 (230) USD - 'overweight'

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ms raises Heidelberg Materials price target to 99 (95) EUR - 'overweight'

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Goldman Sachs raises Heidelberg Materials price target to 117 (104) EUR - 'buy'

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Warburg Research raises Krones price target to 163 (158) EUR - 'buy'

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Deutsche Bank Research raises Safran price target to 208 (190) EUR - 'hold'

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Deutsche Bank Research raises BAE Systems pt to 1440 (1290) pence - 'buy'

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Jefferies raises Befesa price target to 44 (36) EUR - 'buy'

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Jefferies raises Airbus price target to 195 (165) EUR - 'buy'

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TECHNOLOGY

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Citigroup cuts Infineon Technologies price target to 48 (50) EUR - 'buy'

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Deutsche Bank Research cuts Nexi price target to 5,8 (7,5) EUR - 'hold'

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Deutsche Bank Research cuts TeamViewer price target to 14 (17) EUR - 'hold'

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Deutsche Bank Research raises Nemetschek price target to 80 (75) EUR - 'hold'

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Deutsche Bank Research raises Sage Group pt to 1200 (1100) pence - 'hold'

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Hauck Aufhaeuser IB raises Siltronic to 'buy' (sell) - price target 96.4 (58.0) eur

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mwb research raises Cancom price target to 33 (31) EUR - 'buy'

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UTILITIES

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Berenberg raises Siemens Energy price target to 30 (25) EUR - 'buy'

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JPMorgan raises SSE price target to 2075 (2050) pence - 'overweight'

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JPMorgan raises E.ON price target to 15.5 (13.0) EUR - 'overweight'

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