“After a flurry of optimism in recent sessions, investors were struggling to keep their hopes up about a rapid return to normal life,” says Russ...

RBC Capital Markets today reaffirms its sector performer investment rating on Imperial Brands Plc (LON:IMB) and raised its price target to 1700p (from 1600p).

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Goldman Sachs today reaffirms its neutral investment rating on Coca-Cola HBC (LON:CCH) and cut its price target to 2230p (from 2330p).

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JP Morgan Cazenove today reaffirms its overweight investment rating on Intertek Group PLC (LON:ITRK) and cut its price target to 5000p (from 5900p).

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Citigroup today downgrades its investment rating on 3i Group PLC (LON:III) to neutral (from buy).

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UBS today reaffirms its neutral investment rating on Rio Tinto PLC (LON:RIO) and cut its price target to 4100p (from 4250p).

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Goldman Sachs today initiates coverage of (LON:JET) with a buy investment rating and price target of 11500p.

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Georgian lender TBC Bank swung to a first-quarter loss owing to loan impairment charged taken as a result of the Covid-19 crisis.

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Biotherapeutics company Avacta Group said it had entered into an exclusive distribution agreement with Medusa19 for direct-to-consumer sales of a saliva-based test for the Covid-19...

Oddo today reaffirms its reduce investment rating on Compass Group PLC (LON:CPG) and cut its price target to 990p (from 1160p).

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