EUROPE RESEARCH ROUNDUP-Barclays, Mips AB, Novo Nordisk July 19 (Reuters) - Securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several European companies, including Barclays, Mips AB and Novo Nordisk on Friday. HIGHLIGHTS * Barclays BARC.L : Jefferies raises target price to 341p from 335p * Mips AB MIPS.ST : Jefferies raises to buy from hold * Novo Nordisk NOVOB.CO : HSBC raises target price to DKK 1150 from DKK 1030 * Spectris SXS.L : HSBC raises target price to 3750p from 3425p * S

UPDATE 2-European shares subdued ahead of economic data, French elections; H&M plunges For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window H&M tumbles after missing quarterly profit forecasts Kering jumps on BofA double upgrade STOXX 600 down 0.4% Updated at 1600 GMT By Shashwat Chauhan, Jesus Calero and Shristi Achar A June 27 (Reuters) - European shares slipped on Thursday on investor caution ahead of crucial global economic data and the f

LIVE MARKETS-Results, upgrades and regulator decisions keep markets busy Welcome to the home for real-time coverage of markets brought to you by Reuters reporters. You can share your thoughts with us at alun.john @thomsonreuters.com . RESULTS, UPGRADES AND REGULATOR DECISIONS KEEP MARKETS BUSY It's been a busy first hour or so of trading in Europe, as investors tried to keep up with a string of large cap moves including retail giant H&M taking a kicking on weak results, drug maker GSK being hurt

BUZZ-UK's Serco gains on annual profit forecast upgrade ** British outsourcing firm Serco SRP.L rises as much as 5.1% to 181.60p; stock among top pct gainers on FTSE 250 .FTMC index ** Co raises annual profit forecast, helped by international immigration services contracts and acquisitions ** Serco, one of the suppliers which had supported the UK g

UPDATE 1-UK Stocks-Factors to watch on June 27 Adds news items, updates futures June 27 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening flat on Thursday, with futures FFIc1 largely unchanged. * CURRYS: British electricals retailer Currys CURY.L , forecast further profit growth this year after a 10% rise in 2023/24 that reflected improving trading momentum through the period.