BUZZ-Countrywide: best day ever on FY outlook
** Estate agent Countrywide (Other OTC: CTYWY - news) 's +8.4% and poised for record one-day rise after saying it expects FY underlying EBITDA to show a "modest improvement" on its previous expectations
** Co says financial services unit continues to outperform mkt, with profits in 2015 ahead of 2014
** Says commercial and surveyors ops to deliver profit growth in 2015
** Says retail and London business units enter 2016 with transaction pipelines ahead 2015
** Maintains 2016 guidance
** Stock up 8.5 pct; top gainer on the FTSE 350 Real Estate (OTC BB: REACD - news) Index
** 1 analyst who currently covers the stock has a "strong buy" rating, while 6 analysts recommend a "hold", according to Thomson Reuters Eikon data (Reuters Messaging: noor.hussain.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)