** Telecom giant Vodafone up 3.6 pct at top of FTSE100 after co reports better-than-expected 2.2 pct risein Q1 organic service revenue
** Eighth consecutive qtrly rise in main growth measure forco
** Aided by a strong performance in Spain and Germany
** Faster growing markets in Africa, Middle East andAsia-Pacific grew by 7.7 pct in the quarter, beating analystforecasts of a 7 pct rise
** Goldman lifts TP to 265p ("neutral")
** Up to Thursday's close, stock had risen 1.9 pct YTD vs a13.8 pct fall in the STOXX Telecommunications Index
** Best day since June 28 for VOD, most actively traded UKblue-chip stock with a third of its 90-day daily avg volumethrough in an hour (RM:sanjeeban.sarkar.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)