** Shares of Melexis rise 7.1% at 07:34 GMT to the top of Belgium's main index BEL20 .BFX after it reported broadly inline Q3 results with a slight beat on revenue
** Shares of the Belgian chip designer are on track for their biggest single day gains since June this year, if they hold
** "The stock was quite weak going into the update given ongoing weaknesses in automotive semiconductors" analyst Marc Hesselink of ING said in an email
** The small beat is most likely seen as a relief for the stock, he adds
** Q3 sales reached 215.3 million euros ($251.08 million) against LSEG analyst estimates of 215.2 million euros
($1 = 0.8575 euros)
(Reporting by Nathan Vifflin in Gdansk)
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