EUROPE RESEARCH ROUNDUP-Danske Bank, Lotus Bakeries NV, Vesuvius Aug 13 (Reuters) - Securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several European companies, including Danske Bank, Lotus Bakeries NV and Vesuvius, on Tuesday. HIGHLIGHTS * Abrdn Plc ABDN.L : Morgan Stanley raises target price to 160p from 149p * Danske Bank DANSKE.CO : Morgan Stanley initiates coverage with overweight rating * Lotus Bakeries NV LOTB.BR : Berenberg raises target price to EUR 10,300 from EUR 9,000 *

FACTBOX-Companies sell their businesses in Russia Adds HSBC, Danone, Hugo Boss, updates Yandex Aug 6 (Reuters) - Some Western companies have sold their Russian assets or handed them over to local managers to comply with sanctions over the war in Ukraine and respond to threats from the Kremlin that it may seize foreign-owned assets. Below are some companies that have sold their businesses in Russia, divided by sector: AUTOS Continental CONG.DE sold its Russian tyre plant to holding company S8 Cap

UK Stocks-Factors to watch on August 1 Aug 1 - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening higher on Thursday, with futures FFIc1 up 0.3%. * INTEREST RATES: The Bank of England looks in a position to cut interest rates on Thursday after holding them at a 16-year high of 5.25% for the past year, though markets and economists are far from certain the British central bank will take the plunge.

DIARY-UK corporate earnings week ahead July 26 (Reuters) - Diary of U.K (.FTSE) corporate earnings for the week ahead UK EARNINGS Start Date Start Time (GMT) RIC Company Name Event Name 29-Jul-2024 BMO PSON.L Pearson PLC Half Year 2024 Pearson PLC Earnings Release 30-Jul-2024 22:30 RIO.L RIO.AX Rio Tinto PLC Rio Tinto Ltd Half Year 2024 Rio Tinto PLC Earnings Release 30-Jul-2024 NTS FRES.L Fresnillo PLC Half Year 2024 Fresnillo PLC Earnings Release 30-Jul-2024 NTS BP.L BP PLC Q2 2024 BP PLC Earn

BUZZ-Svenska Cellulosa slips after Q2 EBITDA miss ** Shares in Svenska Cellulosa (SCA) SCAb.ST fall 5.5% after the Swedish forestry firm posted lower-than-expected Q2 profits ** It books its quarterly EBITDA at 1.89 billion Swedish crowns ($175 million) against 1.95 billion crowns seen in an LSEG poll of analysts ** Jefferies analysts see 5-10% downside risk to consensus on 2024 EBITDA and cuts of around 10% to EBITDA estimates for 2025 ** Jefferies notes a miss in SCA's renewable energy busines

BUZZ-Top of the Street: Kingfisher, Naturgy, paper & packaging firms A round-up of notable broker activity this morning from Europe's top-ranked* analysts: ** RBC raises Naturgy NTGY.MC to "sector perform" from "underperform" following a stock price correction after TAQA and Criteria dropped a plan to jointly bid for the Spanish utility ** Deutsche Bank raises British home improvement retailer Kingfisher KGF.L to "buy" from "hold", citing "robust" income growth, increased consumer confidence, po

BUZZ-Top of the Street: Mondi, Stora Enso, Haleon A round-up of notable broker activity this morning from Europe's top-ranked* analysts: ** Morgan Stanley downgrades British paper and packaging group Mondi MNDI.L to "equal-weight" from "overweight", seeing better value and more exposure to the nascent up-cycle in competitors SKG and Stora Enso ** Morgan Stanley upgrades Finnish paper company Stora Enso STERV.HE to "overweight" from "equal-weight" and says it has experienced the deepest earnings

EUROPE RESEARCH ROUNDUP-4Imprint, AstraZeneca, Bellway June 5 (Reuters) - Securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several European companies, including 4Imprint, AstraZeneca and Bellway, on Wednesday. HIGHLIGHTS * 4Imprint FOUR.L : HSBC raises target price to 6370p from 6060p * AstraZeneca AZN.L : HSBC raises target price to 14070p from 12950p * Bellway Plc BWY.L : Berenberg raises target price to 2900p from 2500p * Berkeley Group BKGH.L : Berenberg raises target price to

EUROPE RESEARCH ROUNDUP-Currys, Ovhcloud, Whitbread May 30 (Reuters) - Securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several European companies, including Currys, Ovhcloud and Whitbread, on Thursday. HIGHLIGHTS * Anglo American AAL.L : Jefferies cuts to hold from buy * Currys Plc CURY.L : Berenberg raises to buy from hold * Ovhcloud OVH.PA : Stifel cuts to hold from buy * Solvay SOLB.BR : Morgan Stanley raises to equal weight from underweight * Whitbread WTB.L : Berenberg cuts t

UPDATE 2-British stocks fall for 4th straight session as rate cut push back weighs There will be no UK equities report on Monday on account of the UK Spring Bank holiday. Reuters will resume coverage on Tuesday, May 28. FTSE 100 down 0.3%, FTSE 250 up 0.7% AJ Bell drops after founder sells 7.5 million shares Redcentric explores sale of co, shares jump Updated at 1608 GMT By Pranav Kashyap and Purvi Agarwal May 24 (Reuters) - London's FTSE 100 slipped on Friday, falling for the fourth straight se