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    Morgan Stanley downgrades Cipla to 'underweight'

    Morgan Stanley downgrades Cipla Ltd to "underweight" from "equal-weight", citing slower growth prospects and valuations.

    August 13, 2013 / 14:12 IST

    Morgan Stanley downgrades Cipla Ltd to "underweight" from "equal-weight" and reduces its target price on the stock to 386 rupees from 414 rupees citing slower growth prospects and valuations.

    The bank adds that the drugmaker's move to build a marketing and sales front-end operation in the United States and Europe will yield results only in the longer term.

    Also read:Cipla Q1 net profit jump 10%, revenue rise by 19%

    Morgan Stanley's downgrade comes a day after Macquarie upgraded Cipla to "outperform" from "neutral", saying the drugmaker's April-June earnings were "significantly above" their estimates.

    Cipla on Saturday posted an 18.5 percent jump in April-June net profit to 4.75 billion rupees.

    Cipla shares are up 1.8 percent at 12.14 p.m.

    first published: Aug 13, 2013 01:40 pm

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