BUZZ-Sage: recovers poise
** Software (Xetra: 330400 - news) co Sage bounces back after hefty losses sustained on Wednesday when it held a CMD, with Investec Securities upgrading rating on stock to "hold" vs "sell"
** Broker -- rated at four stars for recommendation accuracy on Sage, according to StarMine -- says new growth strategy looks sound near term
** Stock, up 1.2%, top FTSE 100 riser & most actively traded on index, with a third of its 90-day daily avg volume having gone through in >1 hour
** Stock fell 6% on Wednesday, its biggest one-day drop since Oct 2008, when it cautioned on mid-term growth (albeit after rising 18% YTD until Tuesday's close) (RM (LSE: RM.L - news) : tricia.wright1.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)