RESEARCH ALERT-BofA Merrill cuts rating on British Land, Eurocommercial

Oct 9 (Reuters) - British Land :

* BofA Merrill cuts British Land to neutral from buy

* BofA Merrill cuts Capital Shopping Centres to underperform from

neutral

* BofA Merrill cuts Dev Securities to underperform from neutral

* BofA Merrill cuts Eurocommercial to underperform from neutral

* BofA Merrill raises Hammerson to buy from neutral

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