BUZZ-JPM sees growth for UK utilities with investment boost, regulatory clarity ** Shares in UK utilities .FTUB6510 up 0.5% at 727.3 pence vs FTSE 100 index .FTSE which is flat at 0.03% ** J.P. Morgan predicts continued growth for UK utilities with increase in investment and regulatory clarity ** Predicts rise in National Grid's NG.L and SSE's SSE.

Labour win spells more regulatory clarity for UK utilities, JPM says July 5 (Reuters) - British utilities are expected to benefit from an increase in investment and regulatory clarity after the centre-left Labour Party's victory in the parliamentary election, analysts at JP Morgan said on Friday. The FTSE utilities index .FTUB6510 was up 0.6% by 0921 GMT, with gains led by British Gas owner Centrica CNA.L and power plant operator Drax DRX.L .

EUROPE RESEARCH ROUNDUP-ASMI, EasyJet, Kooth July 3 (Reuters) - Securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several European companies, including ASMI, EasyJet and Kooth, on Wednesday. HIGHLIGHTS * ASMI ASMI.AS : Jefferies raises target price to EUR 880 from EUR 780 * B.P. Marsh & Partners Plc BPM.L : Jefferies raises target price to 625p from 560p * EasyJet EZJ.L : JP Morgan cuts target price to 640p from 670p * Kooth Plc KOO.L : Berenberg initiates coverage with buy rating;

UPDATE 1-UK Stocks-Factors to watch on June 26 Adds news items, updates futures June 26 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening higher on Wednesday, with futures FFIc1 up 0.37%. * ASTRAZENECA: China has approved the use of AstraZeneca's blockbuster cancer drug Tagrisso in combination with chemotherapy as a first line of treatment for adults with a type of advanced lung cancer, the company said on Wednesday.

Drax to sell 90,000 Opus customer meter points to EDF Energy Customers June 26 (Reuters) - Drax Group DRX.L , the UK's largest source of renewable electricity, said on Wednesday it has agreed to sell up to 90,000 small- and medium-sized (SME) customer meter points from its supply business Opus Energy to EDF Energy Customers Ltd. The asset sale for the majority of the Opus customer meter points follows the completion of a strategic review of the Drax's non-core SME energy supply business, the Lon