** UBM up 5.3 pct after co reports a strong H1 andsays confident about FY outlook
** The events and communications co says H1 reported revenuejumps 26.3 pct, buoyed by the inclusion of its recentacquisition Advanstar and positive currencymovement
** Co says events in China performed well in H1 and forwardindicators for H2 are good, allaying fears that theChina-exposed equity was hurting
** CEO Tim Cobbold told Reuters that UBM's Chinese eventssaw double digit revenue growth, adding that co was seeing goodeconomic activity and good growth prospects in the country
** UBM derived 23 pct revenues from China in 2014 accordingto Thomson Reuters data
** "...The fact that the Advanstar synergies should now comethrough one year earlier than expected and that China eventshave performed well despite the economic volatility should betaken well," Liberum analysts say (Reiterate "buy")
** Stock top performer on the FTSE All Share Media Index and second largest percentage gainer on the FTSEMid 250 Index (Reuters Messaging:noor.hussain.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)