BUZZ-Babcock: best day in 2 yrs as SNP threat fades
** Babcock up 6.6 pct, among top risers on FTSE 100 on hopes of surprise Conservative majority
** Co's Trident (BSE: TRIDENT.BO - news) contract seen as under threat from Labour coalition supported by SNP, who pledged to scrap the missile defence system
** Best day for stock since May 2013
** Defence peer BAE Systems (LSE: BA.L - news) up 2.2 pct
** Financials, utilities, housebuilders and outsourcers all sharply higher in early trade (RM (LSE: RM.L - news) : alasdair.pal.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)