dpa-AFX Overview: Analyst recommendations on U.K. stocks

FRANKFURT (dpa-AFX) - The following investment banks issued recommendations

on U.K. stocks this morning as follows:

- BARCLAYS CUTS VICTREX PRICE TARGET TO 590 (610) PENCE - 'EQUAL WEIGHT'

- BARCLAYS RAISES GSK PRICE TARGET TO 1900 (1800) PENCE - 'UNDERWEIGHT'

- BARCLAYS RAISES SERCO GROUP PRICE TARGET TO 300 (260) PENCE - 'OVERWEIGHT'

- GOLDMAN RAISES WISE PRICE TARGET TO 1450 (1400) PENCE - 'BUY'

- JEFFERIES RAISES FORESIGHT GROUP PRICE TARGET TO 580 (550) PENCE - 'BUY'

- JEFFERIES RAISES HOWDEN JOINERY GROUP PRICE TARGET TO 976 (919) PENCE - 'HOLD'

- JPMORGAN RAISES LION FINANCE GROUP TARGET TO 13900 (13100) PENCE -

'OVERWEIGHT'

- RBC RAISES CENTRAL ASIA METALS TO 'SECTOR PERFORM' (UP) - PRICE TARGET 170

PENCE

- RBC RAISES HALFORDS GROUP PRICE TARGET TO 210 (165) PENCE - 'SECTOR PERFORM'

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