Top Pre-Market Analyst Upgrades (BNI, CMP, CSX, MET, MXB, NI, PLL, XEL)

These are some of the top upgrades from Wall Street analysts we are seeing this Friday morning with about two hours to the open.

• Burlington Northern (BNI) Raised to Overweight at JPMorgan.
• Compass Minerals (CMP) Raised to Overweight at JPMorgan.
• CSX Corp. (CSX) Raised to Overweight at JPMorgan.
• MetLife (MET) Raised to Outperform at KBW.
• MSCI (MXB) Raised to Outperform at KBW.
• NiSource (NI) Raised to Neutral at Merrill Lynch.
• Pall Corp. (PLL) Raised to Buy at Merrill Lynch.
• Xcel Energy (XEL) Raised to Buy at Merrill Lynch.

Jon C. Ogg
October 3, 2008

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