TOKYO, Aug 18 (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:
Komatsu Ltd (6301.T) -- "1H" from "2H" (target price 3800yen->3000yen)
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Rating unchanged:
IT Holdings Corp (3626.T) -- "1H"
Shionogi & Co Ltd (4507.T) -- "1H"
Office Building Fund of Japan Inc (8951.T) -- "1L"
NOK Corp (7240.T) -- "2H" (target price 2100yen->1700yen)
TonenGeneral Sekiyu kk (5012.T) -- "2M"
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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.
