** Shares of commercial real estate investment trust Kimco
Realty KIM.N up 5.1% at $17.22
** Stock headed for best day since Nov. 10, 2022, if current
gains hold
** Co posts beat-and-raise Q3, helped by higher rental rates
and steady demand at its grocery-anchored shopping centers
** KIM's portfolio occupancy in Q3 was 95.5%, a 20 bps
increase y-o-y, but a 30 bps drop sequentially
** Co lifts annual FFO per share forecast to $1.56-$1.57,
from $1.55-$1.57 earlier
** Up to last close, stock down ~22% YTD
(Reporting by Juveria Tabassum in Bengaluru)
((Juveria.Tabassum@thomsonreuters.com;))