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BUZZ-AGA: deal talks with US peer Middleby spur best day ever

** Aga Rangemaster (LSE: AGA.L - news) jumps 32 pct, adding $36 mln to its market value & poised for biggest all-time one-day pct rise, as says in talks with Middleby Corp (NasdaqGS: MIDD - news) over possible cash offer

** Trading volume in AGA c.7.5 times 90-day daily avg volume; shares at highest levels since mid-Nov

** Middleby up 4.5 pct (RM (LSE: RM.L - news) : tricia.wright1.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)