** Shares in Pfeiffer Vacuum PV.DE jump 7.3% in pre-market
trade after the German vacuum pump maker reported on Thursday Q1
order intake at a record level of EUR 233.9 million ($279.95
million) urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASN0012UQ
** The company reported Q1 a sales increase by 25% at EUR
191.7 mln, and EBIT increase by 76.4% at EUR 22.6 mln
** Pfeiffer Vacuum said it expects 2021 sales and EBIT
margin each to be above 10%
** The stock is seen on track for the best day in 4 months,
seen at the top of the German tech index .TECDAX
($1 = 0.8355 euros)
((elizaveta.gladun@thomsonreuters.com))