EUROPE RESEARCH ROUNDUP-Hochtief, Telenor, Zalando SE June 24 (Reuters) - Securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several European companies, including Hochtief AG, Telenor and Zalando SE, on Monday. HIGHLIGHTS * Associated British Foods ABF.L : HSBC raises target price to 3,075p from 3,010p * Berkeley Group Holdings Plc BKGH.L : Morgan Stanley cuts PT to 4,369p from 4,516p * Hochtief AG HOTG.DE : Jefferies raises target price to EUR 124 from EUR 109 * Telenor TEL.OL : HSB

LIVE MARKETS-STOXX muted ahead of inflation figures Welcome to the home for real-time coverage of markets brought to you by Reuters reporters. You can share your thoughts with us at markets.research@thomsonreuters.com STOXX MUTED AHEAD OF INFLATION FIGURES The STOXX 600 .STOXX is adding 0.1% as markets stay fairly muted ahead of closely-watched U.S. and European inflation data that will drop later.

BUZZ-Primark owner AB Foods down on discounted share sale ** Shares of Associated British Foods ABF.L slip 3.2% to 2,576 p ** Stock among top losers on the FTSE 100 .FTSE index ** UBS says Howard Investments has agreed to sell about 10.3 mln shares in Primark owner AB Foods to raise gross proceeds of about 262 mln pounds ($332.74 mln) ** UBS is the

BRIEF-UBS AG London Says Howard Investments To Sell About 10.3 Mln Shares in AB Foods May 31 (Reuters) - Associated British Foods PLC ABF.L : UBS AG LONDON BRANCH ASSOC.BRITISH FOODS - RESULT OF PLACING IN ASSOCIATED BRITISH FOODS PLC UBS AG LONDON BRANCH: HOWARD INVESTMENTS TO SELL ABOUT 10.3 MILLION ORDINARY SHARES IN AB FOODS AT A PRICE OF 2,550 PENCE PER ORDINARY SHARE UBS AG : PLACING IN AB FOODS RAISES GROSS PROCEEDS OF APPROXIMATELY £262 MILLION.

Big city malls the future for Klepierre in battle with online By Diana Mandia and Federica Mileo May 21 (Reuters) - Mall operator Klepierre LOIM.PA is focusing on Europe's most dynamic and affluent big cities and offering experiences beyond shopping to compete with fast-growing online retailers, its chairman Jean-Marc Jestin told Reuters on Tuesday. Shein, which sells in more than 150 countries online, has emerged as a major player and accounted for nearly 20% of the global fast-fashion market i

BUZZ-Top of the Street: Roche, Inditex, Lanxess, Fortum A round-up of notable broker activity this morning from Europe's top-ranked* analysts: ** Jefferies cuts German chemicals maker Lanxess LXSG.DE to "underperform" from "hold", citing a too-high financial risk related to its debt ** Morgan Stanley downgrades UK-based online car marketplace Auto Trader Group AUTOA.L to "underweight" from "equal-weight", saying the "Deal Builder" service is not driving meaningful growth for another 1-2 years **

BUZZ-RBC upgrades H&M, cuts Inditex ** RBC upgrades H&M HMb.ST seeing several sources of upside for the world's second-largest listed fashion retailer, while it cuts No.1 Inditex ITX.MC ** H&Ms'stock rises 2%, Inditex is up 0.4% ** RBC sees further gross margin upside and potential for more costs savings for H&M, upgrading the stock to "outperform"

UPDATE 1-UK Stocks-Factors to watch on May 7 Updates futures; adds items May 7 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening higher on Tuesday, with futures FFIc1 up 1.03%. * BP: BP BP.L reported first-quarter earnings of $2.7 billion, down 40% from a year earlier and missing forecasts due to lower oil and gas prices and a U.S. refinery outage.

Primark owner to raise game in explaining merits of food businesses, CEO says CEO: investors don't understand food operations Needs to explain food businesses with "more purpose" Targeting more bolt-on acquisitions in food By James Davey LONDON, May 7 (Reuters) - Primark owner Associated British Foods ABF.L has not done a good enough job of explaining to investors the strategic logic, growth potential and value of its food businesses and must do better, its chief executive told Reuters.

UPDATE 2-Britain's Next keeps profit guidance after first-quarter sales rise First-quarter full price sales up 5.7% Expects sales to dip in Q2 due to tough comparative Still expects sales growth of 2.5% in full 2024/25 year Keeps profit forecast of 960 mln stg Adds shareprice, detail, paragraph 6 onwards By James Davey LONDON, May 1 (Reuters) - British clothing retailer Next NXT.L on Wednesday kept its forecast for annual profit after reporting a 5.7% rise in first-quarter full price sales, slig

BREAKINGVIEWS-Global retailers are headed for Shein reckoning: podcast The host is a Reuters Breakingviews columnist. The opinions expressed are her own. By Aimee Donnellan LONDON, April 30 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Zara owner Inditex, H&M and other apparel giants are holding ground against the Asian fast-fashion upstart. However, AlixPartners’ retail expert Matt Clark argues in this Exchange podcast that Shein’s focus on garment quality could threaten the dominance of pricier rivals.

Slightly larger EU sugar beet sowings at risk of disease attacks PARIS, April 30 (Reuters) - European farmers planted slightly more sugar beet this year, encouraged by high sugar prices, but the harvest is uncertain after heavy rain delayed plantings and mild weather raised the risk of a devastating disease in some countries, analysts said. Wet soils and continuous showers delayed field work by about two weeks in the two largest producing countries France and Germany, while Poland, traditionally

EUROPE RESEARCH ROUNDUP-Abrdn Plc, BBVA, Premier Foods April 30 (Reuters) - Securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several European companies, including Abrdn Plc, BBVA and Premier Foods on Tuesday. HIGHLIGHTS * Abrdn Plc ABDN.L : RBC raises target price to 140p from 135p * BBVA BBVA.MC : Berenberg raises target price to EUR 9.5 from EUR 8.3 * DWS Group Gmbh & Co KGaA DWSG.DE : JP Morgan cuts to neutral from overweight * Premier Foods PFD.L : Deutsche Bank initiates cover

EUROPE RESEARCH ROUNDUP- Midwich Group, Reckitt Benckiser, Volvo Car April 25 (Reuters) - Securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several European companies, including Midwich Group, Reckitt Benckiser and Volvo Car, on Thursday. HIGHLIGHTS * Air France-KLM AIRF.PA : Deutsche Bank cuts target price to EUR 11.5 from EUR 14 * Midwich Group Plc MIDWM.L : HSBC raises target price to 500p from 485p * Norsk Hydro NHY.OL : Deutsche Bank cuts target price to NOK 85 from NOK 87 * Re

EUROPE RESEARCH ROUNDUP-Akzo Nobel, Galp, Randstad April 24 (Reuters) - Securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several European companies, including Akzo Nobel, Galp and Randstad, on Wednesday. HIGHLIGHTS * Adidas AG ADSGn.DE : Stifel raises to buy from hold * Akzo Nobel NV AKZO.AS : JP Morgan raises to neutral from underweight * Galp GALP.LS : RBC raises to outperform from sector perform * Randstad NV RAND.AS : Jefferies raises to hold from underperform * Robertet SA ROB

UK Stocks-Factors to watch on April 24 April 24 - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening higher on Wednesday, with futures FFIc1 up 0.6%. * ITHACA: Ithaca Energy ITH.L has agreed to buy nearly all of Eni's ENI.MI UK-based oil and gas producing assets for about 754 million pounds ($938.28 million) in stock, as it looks to become one of the biggest independent energy companies in the North Sea.

PRESS DIGEST-British Business - April 24 April 24 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories on the business pages of British newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. The Times - Carpetright faces a fresh squeeze to its finances after a cyberattack left it unable to trade across its 400 British stores for almost a week.

UPDATE 2-Tech, retail stocks boost STOXX 600 to one-week high For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window Telecom Italia gains as CEO set for second term Novartis raises guidance after beating Q1 expectations SAP rises after Q1 cloud backlog accelerates EZ business in services-led bounce in April, PMI survey shows STOXX 600 up 1.1% Updated at 1550 GMT By Shubham Batra and Johann M Cherian April 23 (Reuters) - European shares logged t

UPDATE 2-UK's FTSE 100 hits record peak; Associated British Foods surges For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window Associated British Foods jumps after forecasting growth JD Sports Fashion to buy US rival Hibbett; shares up FTSE 100 adds 0.3%, FTSE 250 up 1.0% Updated at 1555 GMT By Pranav Kashyap, Sruthi Shankar and Khushi Singh April 23 (Reuters) - Britain 's blue-chip share index cruised to record highs on Tuesday helped by a we

LIVE MARKETS-STOXX rises as results impress, FTSE hits record Welcome to the home for real-time coverage of markets brought to you by Reuters reporters. You can share your thoughts with us at markets.research@thomsonreuters.com STOXX RISES AS RESULTS IMPRESS, FTSE AT RECORD The STOXX 600 .STOXX is adding 0.6%, while the UK's FTSE 100 is at a record high as a stream of stellar corporate earnings from tech, to retail and healthcare push the index higher.