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These are not the only impact analyst calls this morning, but these are the top calls that 247WallSt.com is focusing on:

• ABB Ltd. (NYSE: ABB) downgraded to SELL from Hold at Citigroup.
• Amylin Pharma (NASDAQ:AMLN) started as Outperform at Robert Baird.
• Arena Pharamaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARNA) raised to Buy from Neutral at Banc of America.
• BP plc (NYSE: BP) downgraded to Underweight from Equal Weight at Lehman Brothers.
• Electronics for Imaging (NASDAQ:EFII) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Banc of America.
• Metlife (NYSE: MET) raised to Outperform from Market Perform at Bernstein.
• NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA), LSI (NYSE: LSI), NetLogic (NASDAQ:NETL) and Xilinx (NASDAQ:XLNX) all downgraded to HOLD from Buy at Deutsche Bank.
• StatoilHydro (NYSE: STO) raised to Outperform from neutral at Credit Suisse.
• Total SA (NYSE: TOT) downgraded to Neutral from Outperform at Credits Suisse.
• Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) downgraded to Underperform from Market Perform at FBR.

Jon C. Ogg
January 15, 2008