Jefferies International today reaffirms its hold investment rating on Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC (LON:RB.) and raised its price target to 5900p (from 5860p).

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Mining company Ariana Resources said the repayment of a $33m loan to its Kiziltepe mine joint venture in Turkey had been completed.

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Healthcare IP commercialisation group NetScientific confirmed that chief executive and chief financial officer Ian Postlethwaite had stood down, as first indicated in March.

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Barclays Capital today reaffirms its overweight investment rating on AstraZeneca PLC (LON:AZN) and raised its price target to 9200p (from 9000p).

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Drug deliver technology company Midatech Pharma said it knew of of no operational or corporate reason for a recent large rise in its share price....

Barclays Capital today reaffirms its overweight investment rating on St James's Place PLC (LON:STJ) and raised its price target to 1118p (from 1098p).

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HSBC today upgrades its investment rating on Next PLC (LON:NXT) to buy (from hold) and cut its price target to 5570p (from 7050p).

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Berenberg today downgrades its investment rating on Royal Dutch Shell (LON:RDSB) to hold (from buy) and cut its price target to 1440p (from 1450p).

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UK markets fell sharply into the weekend after dismal UK manufacturing data added to the gloomy economic numbers from the US and across Europe yesterday....

Goldman Sachs today reaffirms its buy investment rating on Royal Dutch Shell (LON:RDSB) and cut its price target to 1850p (from 2000p).

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