Kontron rises on Q2 earnings beat
BUZZ-Kontron rises on Q2 earnings beat ** Shares in Kontron KTN.VI rise around 5% after the Austria-based IT supplier posted quarterly results above expectations
** Kontron posts Q2 revenue of 373.4 million euros ($431.09 million), up from 371.6 million a year earlier
** Its Q2 adjusted EBITDA also inclined to 54.7 million euros from 45.6 million euros last year
** A local trader says the company's Q2 sales and adjusted core profit beat expectations
** "First view positive," it adds
** The stock is among the best performers of Germany's small-cap index .SDAXI
($1 = 0.8662 euros)
(Reporting by Ozan Ergenay)