BUZZ — Bending Spoons soars after Berkshire boosts bet

* Shares of Italian tech firm Bending Spoons soar as much as 11.3% on Thurs to $59.50, highest since their summer public debut, a day after Berkshire Hathaway boosted its stake * BSP ultimately surged 41% on Weds after Berkshire invested another $330 mln, building on the conglomerate's $600 mln investment in the AOL, Vimeo owner's IPO * Berkshire's ownership in co now stands at 4% * BSP opened at $31 on Jul 1 after public offering priced at $29 on Jun 30; stock on Thurs surpasses previous post-IPO intraday high of $58.94 hit on Aug 11 * Of 12 analysts covering the stock, 8 rate "strong buy" or "buy", 3 rate "hold" and 1 recommends "sell"; median PT $48, per LSEG data (Lance Tupper is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own) ((lance.tupper@tr.com 1-646-279-6380)