** Shares of MorphoSys MORG.DE jump 10.8% in pre-market
trade after the German biotech firm announced
better-than-expected results on Wednesday
** A local trader says, the company rises on "better than
feared" FY numbers with revenues of 278 million euros ($294.65
million) vs 247 million euros expected and FY EBIT loss of 221
million euros vs loss of 257 million euros expected
** "Morphosys has cash of 907mn euros and can survive some
more years," a local trader adds
** The stock is at the top of the German small-caps index
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(Reporting by Anastasiia Kozlova)
((Anastasiia.Kozlova@thomsonreuters.com))