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RESEARCH ALERT-Goldman Sachs ratings(Feb 2)

Mon Feb 2, 2009 12:26am EST

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   TOKYO, Feb 2 (Reuters) - The following is a list of
ratings that have been assigned by Goldman Sachs, the brokerage said on Monday.
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Rated lower:
 Fuji Film Holdings Corp (4901.T) -- "Sell" from "Neutral"
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Rating unchanged:
 Nissan Chemical Industries Ltd (4021.T) -- "Buy"
 Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd (2875.T) -- "Buy"
 IHI Corp (7013.T) -- "Buy"
 Unicharm Petcare Corp. (2059.T) -- "Buy"
 Nintendo Co Ltd (7974.OS) -- "Buy"
 Sumitomo Corp (8053.T) -- "Buy"
 Daiwa Securities Group Inc (8601.T) -- "Neutral"
 Mitsui Chemicals Inc (4183.T) -- "Neutral"
 Nitto Denko Corp (6988.T) -- "Neutral"
 Mitsubishi Corp (8058.T) -- "Neutral"
 Uni-Charm Corp (8113.T) -- "Neutral"
 Minebea Co Ltd (6479.T) -- "Neutral"
 Nissin Foods Holdings Co Ltd (2897.T) -- "Neutral"
 Mizuho Financial Group Inc (8411.T) -- "Neutral"
 Sumitomo Metal Mining Co Ltd (5713.T) -- "Neutral"
 Marubeni Corp (8002.T) -- "Neutral"
 JVC Kenwood Holdings Inc (6632.T) -- "Neutral"
 Kikkoman Corp (2801.T) -- "Neutral"
 Sharp Corp (6753.T) -- "Neutral"
 Asahi Pretec Corp 5855.T -- "Neutral"
 Honda Motor Co Ltd (7267.T) -- "Neutral"
 NGK Spark Plug Co Ltd (5334.T) -- "Neutral"
 Shinko Electric Industries Co Ltd (6967.T) -- "Neutral"
 JFE Holdings Inc (5411.T) -- "Neutral"
 Murata Manufacturing Co Ltd (6981.OS) -- "Sell"
 Bank of Kyoto Ltd (8369.T) -- "Sell"
 Olympus Corp (7733.T) -- "Sell"
 Hitachi Ltd (6501.T) -- "Sell"
 Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd (7012.T) -- "Sell"
 Teijin Ltd (3401.T) -- "Sell"
 Seiko Epson Corp (6724.T) -- "Sell"
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 Goldman Sachs assigns ratings as follows:
A Buy or Sell rating is determined by a stock's return potential relative
to the brokerage's coverage view.
The view (Attractive, Neutral or Cautious) represents the analyst's investment
outlook on the stock relative to the coverage group's historical fundamentals
and/or valuation.
Any stock not assigned as a Buy or Sell is deemed Neutral.
The return potential represents the difference between the current share price
and the price target expected during a specific time horizon.



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