A round-up of notable broker activity this morning from Europe's top-ranked* analysts:
** Morgan Stanley ups British energy firm Centrica CNA.L to "overweight" from "equal weight" and adds it to the top-pick list, citing strong nuclear momentum driven by fleet lifetime extensions, a compelling Sizewell C deal, and a new advanced modular reactor partnership with X-Energy in the UK
** UBS upgrades fashion retailer Inditex ITX.MC to "buy", from "neutral", pointing to renewed confidence after sales picked up in a "strong start to the important autumn-winter season"
INITIATIONS AND REINSTATEMENTS
** Berenberg initiates Indra IDR.MC at "buy", calling its valuation "too cheap to be ignored," given the potential growth of its defense business
(*Analyst rankings from Thomson Reuters StarMine. The scale is from 1-star to 5-star with 5 being the best. Analysts are ranked on earnings accuracy as well as relative performance of recommendations over trailing 12-month & 24-month periods.)
(Reporting by Anastasiia Kozlova and Elviira Luoma in Gdansk)
((Anastasiia.Kozlova@thomsonreuters.com; Elviira.Luoma@thomsonreuters.com))