** Shares in Outokumpu OUT1V.HE drop around 8% after the Finnish steelmaker posted Q3 earnings below expectations and said they will be lower in Q4
** Q3 adjusted EBITDA fell 60% to EUR 34 million ($39.65 million), below analysts' forecast of EUR 35.7 million
** The group said Q4 adjusted EBITDA is expected to be lower compared to the third, with stainless steel deliveries expected to decrease by 5-15% mainly due to continued market weakness in Europe
** "With Q4 EBITDA guided lower versus Q3, we expect shares to drift lower today," Jefferies says in a note
** If losses hold, the stock will see its worst day since April
($1 = 0.8575 euros)
(Reporting by Jagoda Darlak)
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