(For a live blog on European stocks, type LIVE/ in an Eikon news window) * FTSE 100 up 0.8 pct * FTSE 250 up 0.6 pct * Smith & Nephew slumps after M&A chatter * Miners, oil majors rise Feb 11 (Reuters) - British blue-chip shares bounced back on Monday buoyed by strength in global miners and oil shares, while the dollar climbing to a near six-week high lifted companies with greater international exposure. The main index.FTSE was 0.8 percent higher by 0846 GMT while the midcaps.FTMC were up 0.6 higher after ending lower on Friday as fresh concerns over the Sino-U.S. trade situation added to fears of a slowdown in the world economy. Monday's rise in FTSE 100, coming after three sessions of losses, marked a strong start for the week in which British Prime Minister Theresa May is due to update parliament on her progress towards a divorce deal while the country's gross domestic product numbers are set to be released on Tuesday. Miners.FTNMX1750 climbed to their highest since November with Chinese iron ore futures at record highs on concerns that supply from Brazil, the country's second-largest ore supplier, may decline after a fatal dam accident at a ValeVALE3.SA mine.urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20611Q Travel group TUI'sTUIT.L London-listed shares jumped 3 percent to top the FTSE 100 leader-board as traders cited Bank of America Merrill Lynch resuming coverage with "Buy" rating. The gains erase some of the steep losses last week after poor results. Takeaway group Just EatJE.L rose 2 percent after its shareholder Cat Rock Capital Management urged the company to start merger talks and said it would benefit from a deal rather than relying on a new chief executive officer. Elsewhere, Chinese shares rose ahead of a new round of trade talks with the United States that started on Monday. Asia-focussed bank HSBCHSBA.L rose 1.5 percent to be the biggest support to the blue-chip index. Oil majors BPBP.L and ShellRDSa.L were also among top boosts on the back of higher crude prices. Smith & NephewSN.L slid 3.5 percent and was the worst FTSE 100 performer. The Financial Times reported that it has held talks to buy U.S.-based medical equipment maker NuVasiveNUVA.O in a deal that would be worth more than $3 billion. PlaytechPTEC.L , the gambling software company which fell last week as horse racing was postponed in Britain after an outbreak of equine influenza, slipped 4 percent. Traders cited a BofA Merrill Lynch rating cut. (Reporting by Muvija M and Shashwat Awasthi in Bengaluru) ((Muvija.M@thomsonreuters.com; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780, outside U.S. +91 80 6749 3638; Reuters Messaging: muvija.m.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)) (( For related prices, Reuters users may click on - * UK stock report.L FTSE index:0#.FTS6 techMARK 100 index:.FTT1X FTSE futures:0#FFI: Gilt futures:0#FLG: Smallcap index:.FTSC FTSE 250 index:.FTMC FTSE 350 index:.FTLC Market digest:.AD.L Top 10 by vol:.AV.L Top price gainers:.NG.L Top % gainers:.PG.L Top price losers:.NL.L Top % losers:.PL.L * For related news, click on - * UK hot stocks: [HOT and GB] Wall Street:.N Gilts report:GB/ Euro bond reportGVD/EUR Pan European stock report:.EU Tokyo stocks:.T HK stocks:.HK Sterling report:GBP/ Dollar report:USD/ * For company prices, click on - * Company directory:UKEQ By sector:FTAX * For pan-European market data, click on - * European Equities speed guide................EUR/EQUITY FTSE Eurotop 300 index............................FTEU3 DJ STOXX index....................................STOXX Top 10 STOXX sectors.........................PGL.STOXXS Top 10 EUROSTOXX sectors....................PGL.STOXXES Top 10 Eurotop 300 sectors...................PGL.FTEU3S Top 25 European pct gainers.....................PG.PEUR Top 25 European pct losers......................PL.PEUR ))

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