** Best day in more than 2 yrs for shares in nanotechnologytools maker Oxford Instruments after after co saysconfident in meeting FY expectations
** Shares up as much as 11 pct as co's order book for theyear ahead YoY
** Stock been volatile since profit warning early Sept onsofter demand for industrial products in China and pricingpressure in super conducting wire business (-27% (until Thursclose), down same amount since start 2016)
** Liberum says on Friday nanotechnology tools performingwell and Chinese government spending has improved which hashelped Asylum; keeps PT at 690p
** Stock top gainer on Stoxx Europe small market &larger peer Renishaw +7%, which an analyst attributes toindications markets may not be as weak as previously thought
** Renishaw, down c.15 pct YTD on fears of a slowdown insmartphone markets, 3rd-top FTSE midcap gainer with 1.3X30-day avg volume through; co's large orders often linked toiPhone maker Apple (RM: rahul.b.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net; RM:esha.vaish.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)