UK's PageGroup rises on Q3 profit beat, leads mid-cap index
** PageGroup PAGE.L gains 5% to 245.6p; top gainer on FTSE mid-caps .FTMC index, which is up 0.25% ** British recruiter posts Q3 gross profit of 187.8 mln pounds ($117.2 mln), above company-compiled consensus of 184.4 mln pounds ** Expects 2025 operating profit to be in line with market expectations of 21.5 mln pounds ** YTD, PAGE falls ~28% ($1 = 0.7489 pounds) (Reporting by Nithyashree R B in Bengaluru) ((NithyashreeRB@thomsonreuters.com))