Schneider Electric (0NWV) Receives a Hold from Morgan Stanley
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In addition to Morgan Stanley, Schneider Electric also received a Hold from Barclays's George Featherstone in a report issued on July 15. However, on July 9, Bernstein assigned a Buy rating to Schneider Electric (LSE: 0NWV).
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