BUZZ-Serco: sees FY profit at top end of guidance

** Outsourcing co Serco up 13% after Co says FY underlying trading profit would come in around the top end of its guidance range

** Serco said 2017 underlying trading profit would be around the top end of a previous guidance range of 65-70 million pounds at the end of the year, while revenues would be just under 3.0 billion pound.

** Serco says timing of reaching a long-term goal of 5 to 7 pct revenue growth would depend on "when demand reverts to trend in our target markets".

** Separately, Serco has confirmed that a definitive agreement to acquire a major part of Carillion’s health facilities management portfolio has been signed.

** Stock top FTSE midcap .FTMC gainer, YTD -24.49% (Reporting by Harish Bhaskar)