** Shares in Belgian telecoms company Proximus PROX.BR
rise 3.7% after the group reported Q3 EBITDA above consensus,
upgraded guidance
** KBC says that Q3 EBITDA of 480 million euros ($519.31
million) was "comfortably" above expectations
** The broker says that the solid performance was driven by
strong commercial momentum for residential mobile, flags also
that FCF was strong driven by good results and lower capex spend
** The co has also increased its guidance and now expects
underlying EBITDA growth of up to 3% (versus 2.5% previously)
** KBC says though that the outlook upgrade was already
somewhat anticipated by the market
** Up to the previous session's close, shares were down
25.4% YTD
($1 = 0.9243 euros)
(Reporting by Marianna Ciabach-Malinowska)
((Marianna.ciabach@tr.com))