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BUZZ-Admiral: Top of the FTSE on UBS upgrade

** Insurer Admiral's shares up 2 pct, top of the FTSE, after UBS (LSE: 0QNR.L - news) analysts hike rating on co to "buy" from "neutral", PT to 2339p from 1840p

** Analysts say market is overlooking potential for growth in co's home, international insurance, and international price comparison units

** Add international and home could add 12-33 pct to 2020 group net income

** A tenth of co's 30-day avg vols gone through in the first half-hour of trade

** Shares (Berlin: DI6.BE - news) top of the Stoxx 600 Insurers index, which is up 0.2 pct

** Of 18 analysts on stock, 2 have "buy" or higher, 9 have "hold", and 7 have "sell" or lower, according to Thomson Reuters (Dusseldorf: TOC.DU - news) data, their median PT is 1637.50p (venkateshasoumithri.mamidipudi.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)