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BUZZ-Admiral and RSA lone FTSE risers on bullish survey

Reuters - UK Focus

** Admiral and RSA Insurance (LSE: RSA.L - news) only two risers on a sharply lower FTSE 100, up 0.6 pct and 0.3 pct respectively on positive data on UK car insurance pricing.

** Traders pointed to Confused.com/Towers Watson Q3 survey, showing prices rose for the first time since Q2 2011. (link: http://bit.ly/ZT7mtS)

** Both stocks have been rattled by a series of profit warnings since 2011 but have shown gradual signs of recovery.

** Admiral up 8.4 pct in last year, RSA up 14 pct YTD. Chart: http://link.reuters.com/caj23w

** UK motor insurance market in a 'U' shaped rather than 'V' shaped recovery, said analysts at Morgan Stanley (Xetra: 885836 - news) in a note.

** FTSE 100 falls by 1.4 pct overall.

(RM (LSE: RM.L - news) : alasdair.pal.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)