** Shares of Springer Nature SPGG.DE rise around 4% in early Frankfurt trade after the German publishing company upgraded its outlook for 2025
** "After a strong start to the year it now expects FY25 results in the upper half of the guidance range," a local trader says
** According to the trader, the results are "positive for shares which could have bottomed out" after reaching near all time lows in the past weeks
** The stock is seen among top movers on Germany's small-cap index .SDAX
(Reporting by Simon Ferdinand Eibach)
((Simonferdinand.eibach@thomsonreuters.com))