BUZZ-Laird: in-line update spurs relief rally for Apple supplier
** Electronic components maker Laird +1.4%, bouncing off near 1-yr lows hit on Weds, after saying it expects earnings for 2015 to be in line with expectations
** FY revenue rises 12% to £630 mln
** Laird (Other OTC: LARRF - news) fallen along with fellow semis in recent weeks amid reports of slowing iPhone shipments (YTD drops until Weds close: Laird -11%, ASML -6%, ARM -9%, Imagination (Other OTC: IMGTY - news) -20%)
** Laird subject of recent M&A chatter, The Telegraph said it was being sized up by larger US rivals (Reuters Messenging: muvija.m.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)