BUZZ-IAG: Q2 profit beats forecasts, close to sealing Aer Lingus bid
** Airline operator's shares up c.1 pct after posting Q2 profit that beat expectations and saying its acquisition of Aer Lingus (Other OTC: AELGF - news) is nearly complete
** Co's Q2 operating profit of 530 mln euro beat a company-supplied consensus forecast of 494 mln euro
** Co also among top gainers on FTSE 350 Travel and Leisure Index on decent volumes (venkateshasoumithri.mamidipudi.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)