** Shares in Bechtle BC8G.DE jump 15% and are on track for their best day in over eight months, after the German IT service provider delivered "strong" Q3 results and confirmed FY guidance
** Bechtle posts Q3 EBT of 80.5 million euros ($93.88 million), up 2.4% from 78.5 million euros a year earlier
** "A strong performance in Q3 with an even more bullish tone for Q4 should finally restore market confidence," Jefferies says
** The broker says Bechtle's Q3 EBT grew 20% from the previous quarter, which is the most encouraging message in the Q3 print
** "FY guidance was confirmed again, pointing out the clear trend reversal in the second half year," Jefferies adds
** It expects a seasonal budget flush in Q4 and a return to double-digit top- and bottom-line growth for the company
** The stock tops Germany's mid-cap index .MDAXI and the pan-European STOXX 600 .STOXX index
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(Reporting by Ozan Ergenay)
((ozan.ergenay@thomsonreuters.com))