** Shares of Nagarro NA9n.DE rise 1.8% in early Frankfurt trade after the German IT Services & Consulting company published first quarter results
** Nagarro's first quarter revenue increased by 0.5% to 248.1 million euros ($288.81 million) compared to the first quarter of 2025
** Jefferies analysts see the margin expansion to 32.1% as a sign of continued progress on profitability
** While the broker highlights a continuation of demand softness, the analyst says that overall the results support Nagarro's forecast of moderate operational growth in 2026
** Nagarro is the biggest of only two gainers in early Frankfurt of the German small-cap index .SDAXI
($1 = 0.8590 euros)
(Reporting by Simon Ferdinand Eibach)
((Simonferdinand.eibach@thomsonreuters.com))