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Stocks will get a boost if the Fed is able to cut interest rates by 50 bps without spurring growth fears, Morgan Stanley says.

Morgan Stanley analysts reduced their rating on ASML Holding (ASML) shares from Overweight to Equal-weight, and cut the price target from €925 to €800, citing “late-cycle dynamics” that could impact the company's earnings growth prospects in 2025 and 2026.

PepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP) slipped in early trading on Friday after Morgan Stanley downgraded the food and beverage stock. The firm moved to an Equal Weight rating on PepsiCo (PEP) after being in the bull camp since March.

Morgan Stanley on Friday downgraded earnings estimates for computer chip equipment maker ASML , the latest brokerage to do so following weakness in the memory chip market and concerns over demand from Chinese chipmakers and Intel .

Morgan Stanley downgraded ASML Holding NV (NASDAQ: ASML) on September 20 by cutting the stock’s rating from Overweight to Equal-weight. The firm also revised its price target for ASML to €800 from €925,