** Shares in SNP Schneider Neureither & Partner SHFG.DE
rise 2.5% in early trade after the German IT service provider
announced partnership with Japan's Fujitsu 6702.T
** The deal for the use of SNP software has a contract value
in the lower double-digit mln euro range urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2GL00E
** "Sentiment positive at least. Should help shares to
outperform today," a local trader says
** The stock is seen at the top of German small-cap index
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((Linda.pasquini@thomsonreuters.com))