18:11 05Jun2007 RTRS-CITIGROUP RAISES BHP BILLITON <BLT.L> TO BUY FROM HOLD, TARGETS 1,500P
18:12 05Jun2007 RTRS-CITIGROUP RAISES RIO TINTO <RIO.L> PRICE TARGET TO 4,250P FROM 3,800P; KEEPS BUY RATING 18:14 05Jun2007 RTRS-CITIGROUP RAISES LONG-TERM NICKEL <MNI3> PRICE FORECAST TO $6 PER POUND FROM $4 PER POUND 18:43 05Jun2007 RTRS-RESEARCH ALERT-Citigroup raises long-term nickel price view June 5 (Reuters) - Citigroup raised its long-term price view on nickel <MNI3> by 50 percent to $6 per pound and upgraded UK miner BHP Billiton <BLT.L> to "buy" from "hold". The brokerage also raised its target prices on BHP Billiton to 1,500 pence from 1,250 pence and on Rio Tinto <RIO.L> to 4,250 pence from 3,800 pence. The brokerage has a"buy" rating on Rio Tinto. (Reporting by Dhanya Skariachan in Bangalore) ((Editing by Anil Kumar; Reuters messaging: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 4135 5800)) Keywords: BHPBILLITON/RESEARCH CITIGROUP For Related News, Double Click on one of these codes: [C] [MTL] [E] [UKI] [AUF] [U] [AUP] [EMK] [GRO] [SOF] [PSC] [MIN] [US] [RCH] [MET] [WEU] [ENR] [AU] [ZA] [GB] [LEN] [RTRS] [GDM] [GOL] [BHP.AX] [BHP.N] [BLT.L] [RIO.L] [RIO.AX] For Relevant Price Information, Double Click on one of these codes: <BHP.AX> <BHP.N> <BLT.L> <RIO.L> <RIO.AX> Tuesday, 05 June 2007 18:11:42RTRS [nWNA7265] {EN}ENDS