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BUZZ-Big Yellow: shares rise after robust first quarter

** Shares (Frankfurt: DI6.F - news) in self-storage space provider Big Yellow (LSE: BYG.L - news) rise as much as 2.4 percent after co posts 28 pct jump in first quarter revenue

** Stock has seen a robust rally in the last year with shares up c. 40 pct

** Stock ranks among top percentage gainers on FTSE 250 Index

** Improvement in demand in second half of the quarter successfully combats uncertainty caused by a run up to the General Election in the first half of the quarter, co says

** Co expects to deliver further occupancy gains in the second quarter, in line with guidance of 3 to 4 percentage points of like-for-like occupancy growth over the course of the financial year (aashika.jain.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)