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BUZZ-DDC: best day in 17 yrs on results beat and acquisition

** DDC rises 10.8 pct, its best day since 1998, on results beat and acquisition

** FY pre-tax profit £199.6 mln v £192.8 mln polled

** Also announces acquisition of Butagaz for £338 mln

** Analysts at Berenberg say deal will be c.21 pct accretive in the first full year

** Top riser and most traded by average 30-day volumes on Stoxx 600

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