** Defence equipment maker BAE Systems up 2 pct,best day for stock in over a month & top FTSE 100 riseras Berenberg anticipates material order book uplift
** Berenberg, which sees 10-20 pct hike to order book innext six months, raises PT to 580p from 531p
** Following successful funding approval from UK parliamentfor Successor class submarine programme, analysts anticipate anaward >£1 bln to reflect commencement of production phase forone year
** Broker also sees renewal of a 5-yr Saudi support contract(it estimates total value at c£7bn, but award may be announcedin incremental stages) and an original equipment order for anadditional 48 Typhoon fighter jets (which it values at c£4 bln)
** Brokerage raises FY 2016 EPS by 5 pct, 2017 EPS by 8 pct,and 2018 EPS 8 pct, adds forex profit tailwinds from post-Brexitsterling weakness, and a healthy US market benefitting company
** Up to Thursday's close, stock had risen 5.8 pct YTD vs a3.5 pct rise in the STOXX Industrial Goods and Services index ; co biggest gainer on index (RM:Sanjeeban.Sarkarthomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)