** Shares in Swiss social network operator ASMALLWORLD
ASWN.S rise 40 pct, wiping almost all of Thursday's losses
** German financial watchdog (BaFin) warned investors on
Thursday about emails recommending the purchase of shares in
ASMALLWORLD and that these emails may contain misleading info or
conceal conflicts of interests urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1S38FX
** CEO Jan Leuscher responded saying his company had nothing
to do with the emails in question
** ASMALLWORLD said on Friday that the statement by BaFin
does not refer to ASMALLWORLD AG as the company making those
recommendations
** Adds the investigation on emails is not directed against
ASMALLWORLD AG
** Confirms is on track to achieve operational targets for
current year
((Daria.kowalewska@tr.com))