RESEARCH ALERT-Nikko Citigroup ratings(Feb 9)

TOKYO, Feb 9 (Reuters) - The following is a list of
ratings that have been assigned by Nikko Citigroup, Nikko Citigroup said on Monday.
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Rated higher:

Capcom Co Ltd (9697.T) -- "1H" from "2H" (target price 2600yen)

Seven Bank Ltd (8410.Q) -- "1M" from "2M" (target price 310000yen)

Fukuoka Financial Group Inc (8354.T) -- "1M" from "2M" (target price 420yen)
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Rated lower:

Konami Corp (9766.T) -- "2H" from "1H" (target price 2400yen->1900yen)

Resorttrust Inc (4681.T) -- "2H" from "2M" (target price 1570yen->960yen)
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Rating unchanged:

Nidec Corp (6594.OS) -- "1H" (target price 4500yen->5600yen)

Rohm Co Ltd (6963.OS) -- "1H" (target price 5400yen)

Suzuken Co Ltd (9987.T) -- "1H" (target price 3000yen)

Mitsui Fudosan Co Ltd (8801.T) -- "1M" (target price 3000yen)

Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd (3099.T) -- "1M" (target price 1220yen->950yen)

Sankyo Co Ltd (pinball) (6417.T) -- "1M" (target price 5400yen)

Daihatsu Motor Co Ltd (7262.T) -- "1M" (target price 1000yen->860yen)

Showa Denko KK (4004.T) -- "1M" (target price 170yen)

Shizuoka Bank Ltd (8355.T) -- "1M" (target price 1340yen)

Mitsubishi Estate Co Ltd (8802.T) -- "1M" (target price 3000yen)

Sumitomo Realty & Development Co Ltd (8830.T) -- "1M" (target price 3700yen)

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. (9432.T) -- "1M" (target price 5700yen)

Dwango Co Ltd (3715.T) -- "1S" (target price 344000yen->337000yen)

Softbank Corp (9984.T) -- "1S" (target price 1800yen)

Shinko Electric Industries Co Ltd (6967.T) -- "2H" (target price 600yen->900yen)

Ibiden Co Ltd (4062.T) -- "2H" (target price 1700yen->2100yen)

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co Inc (4182.T) -- "2H" (target price 420yen)

Fuji Media Holdings Inc (4676.T) -- "2H" (target price 140000yen)

Cosmo Oil Co Ltd (5007.T) -- "2H" (target price 260yen)

NGK Spark Plug Co Ltd (5334.T) -- "2H" (target price 850yen->800yen)

Credit Saison Co Ltd (8253.T) -- "2H" (target price 1220yen->1000yen)

Tsubakimoto Chain Co (6371.T) -- "2H" (target price 280yen)

Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co Ltd (7003.T) -- "2H" (target price 130yen)

Hirose Electric Co Ltd (6806.T) -- "2H" (target price 9200yen)

Denki Kagaku Kogyo Co Ltd (4061.T) -- "2M" (target price 220yen)

Lion Corp (4912.T) -- "2M" (target price 530yen)

SMC Corp (6273.T) -- "2M" (target price 9500yen)

Nippon Television Network Corp (9404.T) -- "2M" (target price 10000yen)

Kose Corp (4922.T) -- "2M" (target price 2900yen->1900yen)

Fukuyama Transporting Co Ltd (9075.T) -- "2M" (target price 460yen)

Daicel Chemical Industries Ltd (4202.T) -- "2M" (target price 450yen)

Mixi Inc (2121.T) -- "2S" (target price 595000yen->587000yen)

Kakaku. com Inc (2371.T) -- "2S" (target price 373000yen->383000yen)

Sharp Corp (6753.T) -- "3H" (target price 570yen)

Sanyo Electric Co Ltd (6764.T) -- "3H" (target price 100yen)

Murata Manufacturing Co Ltd (6981.OS) -- "3H" (target price 2800yen->3300yen)

Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) -- "3M" (target price 2180yen)

Japan Airlines Corp (9205.T) -- "3M" (target price 180yen)

Isuzu Motors Ltd (7202.T) -- "3M" (target price 110yen)
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Nikko Citigroup assigns ratings as follows:
"1L" or "Buy/Low Risk" - issues expected to outperform ETR by 10

percentage points.
"1M" or "Buy/Medium Risk" - issues expected to outperform ETR by 15

percentage points.
"1H" or "Buy/High Risk" - issues expected to outperform ETR by 20

percentage points.
"1S" or "Buy/Speculative" - issues expected to outperform ETR by 35 percentage points.
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"2L" or "Hold/Low Risk" - issues expected to outperform ETR greater

than zero, but below 10 percentage points.
"2M" or "Hold/Medium Risk" - issues expected to outperform ETR greater

than zero, but below 15 percentage points.
"2H" or "Hold/High Risk" - issues expected to outperform ETR greater

than zero, but below 20 percentage points.
"2S" or "Hold/Speculative" - issues expected to outperform ETR greater

than zero, but below 35 percentage points.
"3L" or "Sell/Low Risk" - issues expected to perform less than or equal

to ETR.
"3M" or "Sell/Medium Risk" - issues expected to perform less than or

equal to ETR.
"3H" or "Sell/High Risk" - issues expected to perform less than or

equal to ETR.
"3S" or "Sell/Speculative" - issues expected to perform less than or

equal to ETR.
Expected Total Return (ETR) - expectation of total return

(projected share price appreciation

plus forcast dividend yield) within

12 months.