Top Pre-Market Stock Upgrades/Downgrades May 25, 2010

Here is a list of this morning’s top companies upgrades, downgrades, and initiations by brokerage firms.

Upgrades:

• Barrick Gold (ABX) upgraded to Buy at Deutsche Bank
• General Dynamics (GD) upgraded to Hold at Citigroup
• Gilead Sciences (GILD) upgraded to Hold at Morgan Joseph
• US Airways Group (LCC) upgraded to Overweight at JP Morgan
• News Corporation (NWSA) upgraded to Buy at Soleil
• Neurocrine Biosciences (NBIX) upgraded to Overweight at Piper Jaffray
• NIKE (NKE) upgraded to Buy at Argus

Downgrades:

• Aixtron AG (AIXG) downgraded to Neutral at JP Morgan
• EMC (EMC) downgraded to Neutral at JP Morgan
• National Bank of Greece (NBG) downgraded to Underweight at JP Morgan
• UQM Technologies (UQM) downgraded to Neutral at Piper Jaffray

Coverage Initiated:

• Avago Technologies (AVGO) initiated with a Buy at Broadpoint AmTech
• China Power Equipment (CPQQ) initiated with a Buy at Brean Murray
• The Bank of New York Mellon (BK) initiated with a Buy at Jefferies

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