** Shares in Suedzucker SZUG.DE rise 3% in pre-market
trade after the Europe's largest sugar producer reported a 21%
rise in quarterly earnings
** The company reported Q3 operating profit of 268 million
euros ($294.16 million), up from 220 million euros in the same
quarter last year
** "Q323/24 earnings numbers read somewhat
better-than-expected. Solid finals could help sentiment to
improve at least first," a local trader says
** The stock is at the top of Germany'd small-caps index
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(Reporting by Anastasiia Kozlova)
((Anastasiia.Kozlova@thomsonreuters.com))