BUZZ-Smith & Nephew: flirts with record high on Q1 results
** Artificial joint maker Smith & Nephew (Frankfurt: 502816 - news) up 3.2 pct, having briefly hit a record in early trade, and among the top gainers on FTSE 100
** Delivers 3 pct underlying revenue growth for Q1; on track to deliver 3-4% underlying revenue growth for FY
** Says emerging markets returned to double-digit growth with
** Stock up 4 pct this year as of Thursday's close
(Reuters Messanging: aniruddha.c.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)