(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Friday morning and on Thursday:

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FTSE 100

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UBS raises British American Tobacco price target to 5,200 (4,800) pence - 'buy'

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UBS raises Imperial Brands price target to 3,600 (3,150) pence - 'buy'

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Barclays raises Admiral price target to 3,660 (3,610) pence - 'overweight'

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Peel Hunt cuts Admiral to 'sell' (reduce) - price target 2,350 (2,270) pence

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Panmure Liberum raises Smiths Group price target to 2,760 (2,560) pence - 'buy'

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JPMorgan raises Babcock International price target to 1,450 (1,370) pence - 'overweight'

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Berenberg raises Babcock International price target to 1,360 (1,350) pence - 'buy'

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Barclays raises St James's Place price target to 1,530 (1,400) pence - 'overweight'

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Barclays raises Hiscox price target to 1,510 (1,400) pence - 'overweight'

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Barclays raises Beazley price target to 980 (950) pence - 'overweight'

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Goldman Sachs reinitiates Aviva with 'buy' - price target 736 pence

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Barclays raises Aviva price target to 676 (660) pence - 'equal weight'

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Panmure Liberum raises Phoenix price target to 880 (743) pence - 'buy'

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Barclays raises Phoenix price target to 590 (570) pence - 'underweight'

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JPMorgan raises Prudential price target to 1,200 (1,150) pence - 'overweight'

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Barclays raises Prudential price target to 1,157 (1,090) pence - 'overweight'

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Exane BNP raises HSBC to 'outperform' (underperform) - price target 1,100 (880) pence

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Exane BNP cuts NatWest to 'underperform' (neutral) - price target 520 (570) pence

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Jefferies raises Entain price target to 1,200 (1,140) pence - 'buy'

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Barclays cuts Pearson price target to 1,150 (1,160) pence - 'equal weight'

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FTSE 250

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Barclays raises HarbourVest Global Private Equity to 'overweight' - price target 3,470 pence

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Barclays cuts Derwent London price target to 1,640 (1,820) pence - 'underweight'

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Barclays raises Great Portland Estates price target to 290 (280) pence - 'underweight'

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Barclays cuts NB Private Equity Partners to 'underweight' - price target 1,510 (1,790) pence

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Barclays cuts HgCapital Trust to 'equal weight' - price target 570 (600) pence

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Barclays cuts Pantheon International price target to 405 (420) pence - 'overweight'

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Barclays cuts Apax Global Alpha to 'equal weight' - price target 165 (181) pence

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Barclays cuts Lancashire price target to 640 (660) pence - 'equal weight'

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RBC raises Chesnara price target to 335 (320) pence - 'outperform'

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Barclays cuts Workspace Group price target to 475 (525) pence - 'overweight'

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Kepler Cheuvreux cuts Genus to 'hold' (buy) - price target 2,700 (2,075) pence

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JPMorgan cuts WH Smith price target to 900 (1,550) pence - 'overweight'

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SMALL CAP

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Barclays cuts BHP Group price target to 2,300 (2,350) pence - 'equal weight'

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Deutsche Bank Research cuts Jet2 price target to 2,059 (2,150) pence - 'buy'

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Panmure Liberum cuts Jet2 price target to 1,800 (1,920) pence - 'buy'

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Barclays raises Oakley Capital Investments price target to 725 (660) pence - 'overweight'

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Barclays initiates Conduit with 'underweight' - price target 280 pence

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Barclays raises Sabre Insurance price target to 178 (174) pence - 'overweight'

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Berenberg cuts CLS price target to 85 (100) pence - 'buy'

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