** Serco shares set to jump 3-5 pct at the openfollowing results
** Traders cite slightly better to in-line H1 andencouraging outlook
** Co maintains profit forecast for the year
** RBC, which has an "underperform" rating on the stock,still sees risk that co falls short of consensus revenueforecasts for 2016 and 2017 on the back of customers exiting
** Stock down 33.5 pct from Feb peaks and stuck in a tightrange since early July (RM: vikram.subhedar.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)


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