EUROPE RESEARCH ROUNDUP-Elisa, Nexus, Telia Nov 6 (Reuters) - Securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several European companies including Elisa, Nexus and Telia on Wednesday. HIGHLIGHTS * Elisa Oyj ELISA.HE : Barclays raises to overweight from underweight * Inficon Holding AG IFCN.S : Berenberg raises to buy from hold * Nexus AG NXUG.DE : Stifel cuts to hold from buy * Telenor ASA TEL.OL : Barclays cuts to equal weight from overweight * Telia TELIA.ST : Barclays cuts to u

UPDATE 2-European shares edge higher with US election in spotlight; Astrazeneca sinks For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window AstraZeneca falls on report of potential China probe fallout UK's Schroders down after reporting high outflows France's Bouygues rises after nine-month profit beat Rate decisions in the US, UK, Sweden and Norway this week Updated at 1650 GMT By Shashwat Chauhan and Shubham Batra Nov 5 (Reuters) - Europe's

BUZZ-Bouygues jumps on upbeat 9M results ** Shares of Bouygues BOUY.PA are up 4.7% after it reported its 9-month results ** End-Sept core profit is 1.72 billion euros ($1.87 billion), slightly above the 1.63 billion euros forecast by analysts ** "With Bouygues shares -10% YTD we believe these results should be enough to offer investors some relief," J.P.

UPDATE 2-France's Bouygues rises on nine-month profit beat, $2.2 bln order in Australia Recasts throughout, adds share moves, details on units' results, completion of La Poste acquisition By Michal Aleksandrowicz Nov 5 (Reuters) - France's Bouygues BOUY.PA posted better-than-expected nine-month core earnings on Tuesday, thanks to its energy arm Equans, and its construction unit, which got a more than 2 billion euro ($2.18 billion) order in Australia, sending its shares up 4.3%.

France's Bouygues posts 9-month core profit slightly above expectations Nov 5 (Reuters) - French construction-to-telecoms group Bouygues BOUY.PA posted nine-month core earnings slightly above expectations on Tuesday, driven mainly by its energy arm Equans, construction and telecom units, which offset a decline in the real estate division. Current operating profit from activities (COPA) rose to 1.72 billion euros ($1.87 billion) in the January-September period, beating an analysts' consensus esti