
British energy firm Centrica CNA.L rises ~2.6% to 167.05p; top pct gainer on FTSE 100 index .FTSE
Morgan Stanley adds stock to its top-pick list
Upgrades to "overweight" from "equal weight"; raises PT to 210p from 175p
Says co gaining strong nuclear momentum, with lifetime extensions to fleet, compelling Sizewell C deal, new advanced modular reactors (AMR) deal with X-Energy in UK
Trump, during his two-day visit to Britain last week, and UK PM Keir Starmer unveiled nuclear tie-up, including plans by X-Energy and Centrica to build up to 12 AMR in northeast England
Brokerage believes Centrica well placed, given its strategically important UK gas asset, recent investments into new power generation capacity in UK, Ireland
Stock rated "buy" on average; median PT is 194.5p, per data compiled by LSEG
As of last close, CNA up ~25% this year