Metso tops STOXX after media report on potential merger with Sandvik mining equipment biz
** Shares in Metso METSO.HE rise nearly 4% with analysts pointing to a local media report on a potential merger deal between the Finnish mining equipment maker and Sandvik SAND.ST
** On Sunday Swedish media outlet Dagens Industri said, citing sources, that the next possible major structural deal in the industry is being sketched out -- a merger between Metso and Sandvik's mining equipment business
** Metso said in a statement the company has no information related to the speculations and no related insider project exist
** Sandvik was not immediately available for comments
** "Both shares should go up on this deal if it comes through, but a possible obstacle is that major shareholder of Sandvik may not be interested in this deal," Pareto analyst Anders Roslund says
** He adds that the deal "makes sense" and should be enhancing for both companies
** Metso is the best performer on STOXX 600 .STOXX index, whileSandvik shares are up 2% in morning trade
Reporting by Anna Chaberska, writing by Boleslaw Lasocki
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