Analyst Upgrades for 2/4/2010... Affymetrix (NASDAQ:AFFX) upgraded to Neutral from Underweight, $8 target, at JP Morgan... Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ:AKAM) upgraded to Neutral, target raised to $27.50 from $21.50, at Goldman... AOL (NYSE:AOL) upgraded to Neutral from Sell at Merriman... Arena Pharma (NASDAQ:ARNA) upgraded to Market Perform from Underperform at Rodman & Renshaw... BP plc (NYSE:BP) upgraded to Overweight at HSBC... Broadcom (NASDAQ:BRCM) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Brigantine... Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:CYCC) initiated as Buy at Roth Capital... Diebold (NYSE:DBD) upgraded to Outperform from Neutral, $34 target, at RW Baird... Emergency Medical Services (NYSE:EMS) initiated as Buy at Kaufman Bros... Equity Residential (NYSE:EQR) upgraded to Buy, $38 target, at Benchmark... Franklin Resources (NYSE:BEN) added to Conviction Buy List, target $130, at Goldman... Janus (NYSE:JNS) upgraded to Buy from Neutral, $16.50 target, at Goldman... KBW, Inc. (NYSE:KBW) initiated as Buy at Cantor... MetLife (NYSE:MET) upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform, $44 target, at Keefe Bruyette... Micromet (NASDAQ:MITI) upgraded to Buy, $12 target, at Roth Capital... Open Text (NASDAQ:OTEX) upgraded to Buy, $48 target, at Benchmark... POSCO (NYSE:PKX) upgraded to Overweight at HSBC... Provident Financial (NYSE:PFS) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Janney Montgomery... Quest Software (NASDAQ:QSFT) upgraded to Overweight from Market Weight at Thomas Weisel... Research In Motion (NASDAQ:RIMM) added to Focus List, $95 target, at Credit Suisse... io Tinto (NYSE:RTP) upgraded to Neutral at Credit Suisse... Safe Bulkers (NYSE:SB) initiated as Buy at Cantor... Visa (NYSE:V) upgraded to Overweight from Equal Weight, $97 target, at Barclays...

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