** German healthcare group Fresenius' FREG.DE stock is up 2% after it reported third quarter EBIT above analysts' expectations and raised its earnings growth guidance
** Quarterly EBIT was 574 million euros ($669 million), versus analysts' expectations of 562 million, according to a poll by Vara Research
** The company expects its earnings before interest and taxes to grow by 4% to 8% on a constant currency basis, after previously guiding for growth in a range of 3% to 7%
** "The company has posted another beat and raise quarter," J.P. Morgan says
** Fresenius' stock tops Germany's blue chip index .GDAXI
(Reporting by Tristan Veyet)
((Tristan.chabba@thomsonreuters.com))