Metso pares gains as it quashes speculations over merger plan
Changes lead to update stock move and reasoning, adds Sandvik comment in 5th bullet point, analysts comment in 4th bullet point
** Shares in Metso METSO.HE are up 2%, paring earlier gains of as much as 7%, as the Finnish mining equipment companysaid that no insider project exits related to the speculated merger with Sandvik SAND.ST
** On Sunday Swedish media outlet Dagens Industri said, citing sources, that the next possible major structural deal in the industry is being sketched out -- a merger between Metso and Sandvik's mining equipment business
** "Both shares should go up on this deal if it comes through, but a possible obstacle is that major shareholder of Sandvik may not be interested in this deal," Pareto analyst Anders Roslund says
** Citi analysts also note that antitrust hurdles loom over the merger which along with the top holder's comments "limit any likelihood of a near term deal taking place"
** Sandvik spokesman told Reuters the company does not comment on speculations
** Sandvik sharesare up around 2% at 10:00 GMT
Reporting by Anna Chaberska, writing by Boleslaw Lasocki
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