BUZZ-European real estate, utilities firms rise after U.S. CPI ** Shares in European rate-sensitive real estate and utilities firms rise after U.S. consumer prices unexpectedly fell in June ** The pan-European STOXX 600 real estate index .SX86P rises as much as 2.2% to early June highs and is up 1.2% by 1309 GMT ** Germany's LEG Immobilien LEGn.DE

BUZZ-Top of the Street: Kering, LEG Immobilien, Gecina, Klepierre, Safran, Admiral, Rio Tinto, Anglo American, PSP Swiss Property A round-up of notable broker activity this morning from Europe's top-ranked* analysts: ** BofA Global Research Shares double upgrades the luxury group Kering PRTP.PA to "buy" from "underperform", citing early signs of brand heat improvement at its crown jewel Gucci ** DB ups LEG Immobilien LEGn.DE to "buy" from "hold", adding European real estate sector has "clearly i

BUZZ-TAG Immobilien tops STOXX Real Estate index after DB upgrade ** Shares in TAG Immobilien TEGG.DE rise as much as 6.2%, topping pan-European STOXX 600 Real Estate sub-index .SX86P , after Deutsche Bank upgrades the German group to "buy" from "hold" ** DB analyst Thomas Rothaeusler says sentiment in the European real estate sector has "clearly i

BRIEF-15.6% of LEG Immobilien shareholders choose scrip dividend, total number of shares increase by about 0.5% June 17 (Reuters) - LEG IMMOBILIEN SE LEGn.DE : 15.6% OF LEG SHAREHOLDERS CHOOSE SCRIP DIVIDEND APPROXIMATELY EUR 28.3 MILLION WILL REMAIN WITHIN COMPANY BASED ON ACCEPTANCE RATE, 360,389 NEW SHARES WILL BE ISSUED, INCREASING TOTAL NUMBER

EUROPE RESEARCH ROUNDUP-Asmi, Beiersdorf, SSE June 7 (Reuters) - Securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several European companies, including Asmi, Beiersdorf and SSE, on Friday. HIGHLIGHTS * Arcadis NV ARDS.AS : KBC Securities raises to accumulate from buy * Asmi ASMI.AS : Berenberg raises target price to EUR 720 from EUR 640 * Beiersdorf BEIG.DE : HSBC raises target price to EUR 158 from EUR 152 * Nibe Industrier AB NIBEB.ST : HSBC cuts to hold from buy * SSE SSE.L : HS

LIVE MARKETS-STOXX 600 soft, payrolls on the horizon STOXX 600 down 0.1% US payrolls loom Real estate sector lags Wall St futures higher 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 600 SOFT, PAYROLLS ON THE HORIZON Europe's STOXX 600 index .STOXX is edging lower on Friday but is still on track for a more than 1% gain this week, its biggest weekly jump since May 6 and fi

BUZZ-Morgan Stanley cools on German property, sees limited returns ** Morgan Stanley says German real estate is no longer a "preferred sub-sector", with the ECB cut removing a potential catalyst ** Moreover, stocks of landlords LEG Immobilien LEGn.DE and Vonovia SE VNAn.DE are up more than 60% over the past year, it says, limiting upside ** Vonovia

CORRECTED-EUROPE RESEARCH ROUNDUP-Asmi, Beiersdorf, SSE Corrects Greenyard NV entry to say KBC Securities raises target price to EUR 9.5 from EUR 8.5 (not 6.30) and Arcadis NV entry to say KBC Securities cuts (not raises) to 'accumulate' from 'buy'; raises target price to EUR 66 from EUR 61 (not 61.7 June 7 (Reuters) - Securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several European companies including Asmi, Beiersdorf and SSE, on Friday.

BRIEF-LEG Immobilien Confirms 2024 Outlook May 15 (Reuters) - LEG IMMOBILIEN SE LEGn.DE : POSITIVE OUTLOOK FOR 2024 CONFIRMED Q1 INVESTMENTS AMOUNTED TO EUR 7.58 PER SQUARE METER AND WERE THEREFORE 15 PERCENT HIGHER THAN IN Q1-2023 Further company coverage: [LEGn.DE] (Gdansk Newsroom)

BUZZ-Bernstein sees potential for underperformance reversal in European real estate ** Bernstein chooses Covivio CVO.PA , Eurocommercial ECMPA.AS , LEG LEGn.DE , Gecina GFCP.PA and Vonovia VNAn.DE as its European real estate top picks, as the broker says these companies are exposed to sub-sectors inclined to deliver "sustainable long-term growth" ** Said sectors include industrial/logistics, German residential and prime offices, Bernstein says ** The broker rates the European companies as well a

BUZZ-Vonovia leads DAX after results, pulls up property firms Updates share move and peer readacross; adds Vonovia guidance ** Vonovia VNAn.DE jumps 5.6%, leading the DAX .GDAXI and lifting peers, after the company's Q1 results , commentary ** Vonovia raising FY organic rental growth guidance to ~4% pleased the market by indicating rent hikes should start to beat inflation, says John Vuong of Van Lanschot Kempen ** J.P.