BUZZ — UK's Halma rises after raising annual operating profit margin forecast

* Shares of British health and safety device maker Halma up 2.7% at 3678p * Company raises annual adjusted operating profit margin to between 23.5% and 24.0% vs from earlier forecast of 22.7% * HLMA maintains forecast for low double-digit percentage organic constant-currency revenue growth this year * Says first-half performance was strong, with broad-based growth despite economic, geopolitical and market uncertainty * Stock is up 1% YTD (Reporting by Krisha Bhatt in Bengaluru) ((krisha.bhatt@thomsonreuters.com)