** Shares in Bpost BPOST.BR rise more than 8% after Belgium's postal operator reported a Q2 operating beat, updated FY guidance
** Quarterly adjusted EBIT came 22% above company-compiled consensus at 58.3 million euros ($67.92 million)
** Bpost now expects FY operating profit to reach the upper end of the confirmed 150-180 million euros guidance
** The update is "solid" with a "nice beat on profits", Degroof Petercam says
** The broker sees room to lift its FY earnings estimates by a low/mid-single digit percentage, expects consensus to move in the same direction
** Shares are on track for best day since September 2023
($1 = 0.8584 euros)
(Reporting by Olivier Cherfan)
((olivier.cherfan@thomsonreuters.com))