** German sportswear maker Puma's PUMG.DE stock trades up 3.4%, paring gains after rising as much as 9.1%, as its FY results beat analyst's expectations of a wider loss
** It posted an EBIT loss of 357.2 million euros ($421.64 million) for 2025, narrower than the 374.3 million euros expected in a Vara Research poll
** "Puma's FY confirm progress slightly ahead of the journey mapped out in the closing stages of 2025," Jefferies says in a note
** Puma tops Germany's midcap index .MDAXI, which falls 0.6%
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(Reporting by Tristan Veyet)
((Tristan.veyet@thomsonreuters.com))