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BUZZ-Michael Page: worst day in 9 months as growth remains static

** Michael Page falls 4 pct despite posting a 10.8 pct rise in H1 profits, with traders citing co's growth figures

** Q2 profit rise of 10.6 pct a fall on Q1 at 10.9 pct

** Stock has current mkt-implied 5-yr annual EPS growth of 13.5 pct, according to Thomson Reuters (Dusseldorf: TOC.DU - news) data

** One broker also mentions no sign of dividend as negative factor

** Worst day since Oct 2014, among top fallers and most traded by average 30-day volumes on Stoxx 600

(RM: alasdair.pal.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)