** Shares of discount store operator Five Below up ~3% at $106 premarket
** Co expects to deliver Q4 sales in the upper half of its forecast range of $1.35 bln to $1.38 bln
** FIVE's net sales rise 8.7% to $1.19 bln through Nov. 3, 2024, to Jan. 4, from the holiday period of 2023
** Co maintains Q4 profit forecast of $3.23 to $3.41 per share
** Co also reiterates annual sales and profit forecast
** FIVE fell about 51% in 2024
(Reporting by Anuja Bharat Mistry in Bengaluru)
((AnujaBharat.Mistry@thomsonreuters.com))