British recruiter SThree rises as annual profit beat estimates
** Shares of British recruiter SThree STEMS.L up as much as ~6% at 195p, second-top gainer on FTSE smallcaps .FTSC index ** Co's FY25 profit before tax at 25.5 million pounds ($34.9 million), above analysts consensus of 24.9 million pounds ** Board expects FY26 profit before tax to be 10 million pounds, in line with market view ** Stock fell 35% over the course of 2025 ($1 = 0.7315 pounds) (Reporting by Neeshita Beura in Bengaluru) ((Neeshita.Beura@thomsonreuters.com))