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BUZZ-IMI: At 3-yr lows as brokers downgrade after profit warning

** Engineer IMI down 3.4 pct at 3-yr lows, near the bottom of the Stoxx 600, after brokers cut ratings, PTs (Other OTC: PTSH - news)

** Guidance cut on Thurs saw stock suffer its biggest one-day drop since March 2009

** SocGen (Paris: FR0000130809 - news) , JPMorgan, RBC (Other OTC: RBCI - news) , Numis all downgrade ratings on co; Morgan Stanley (Xetra: 885836 - news) , Deutsche Bank (Other OTC: DBAGF - news) cut PTs

** Downgrades motivated by co's Critical Engineering unit, which reported organic revenues in Q3 down 8 pct

** Co also bottom of UK's FTSE midcap index

** Peer Rotork reaffirms FY outlook on Friday, shares up 0.6 pct compared to 0.5 pct fall in Stoxx 600 Industrial Goods and Services Index (venkateshasoumithri.mamidipudi.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)