Guidance hike, Q3 net income beat lift Nordea shares
** Shares in Nordea NDAFI.HE rise 5.3% as the Nordic bank reports Q3 net income ahead of consensus, raises its guidance
** The bank raises its 2024 outlook for return on equity (ROE) to above 16% versus the previous view of above 15%
** The bank posts Q3 net income of 1.27 billion euros ($1.40 billion), 5% ahead of Infront consensus, J.P. Morgan says
** The broker says strong trading income and lower risk costs almost fully explain the net income beat, while net interest income, fees and costs met expectations
** Nordea also announces a share buyback of 250 million euros, starting Oct 21, which Jefferiessays comes earlier than expected, callingit "a key positive of the result"
** JPM echoes these comments, saying the new share buy back to support share price
** Up to the previous session's close, shares were down 7.4% YTD
Reporting by Tilla Sjaavaag, Anna Chaberska
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