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BUZZ-Johnson Matthey: Top of the FTSE after FY profit beat

** Autocatalyst maker's Johnson Matthey (LSE: JMAT.L - news) 's shares up 1.5 pct, top of the FTSE 100, after reporting FY profit ahead of consensus

** FY underlying pretax profit of 418.2 mln stg, vs 415 mln stg consensus

** Co adds it expects higher results in 2016/17 helped by a restructuring and better market conditions

** Shares (Berlin: DI6.BE - news) outperforming a 0.1 pct increase in the Stoxx 600 Chemicals Index (venkateshasoumithri.mamidipudi.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)