Stocks on the rise in the UK today. Compiled by Dow Jones Newswires Markets Desk, markets.eu@dowjones.com Contact us in London. +44-20-7842-9464 Markettalk.eu@dowjones.com 0708 GMT [Dow Jones] The price tag on BP's (BP) sale of assets in North America and Egypt to Apache (APA) is at the top end of expectations, says NCB Stockbrokers analyst Peter Hutton. The $7Bln price equates to $4.50 per barrel of estimated resources, higher than similar deals done by Shell (RDSB.LN) and Total (TOT) at $3.90 and $2.10 per barrel, respectively, he says. "This is speedy action and divests assets which are not really core to BP at an attractive price," he says. Asset sales in Vietnam and Pakistan should raise an extra $1.7Bln, he says. BP shares +1.8% at 394p. (james.herron@dowjones.com) Contact us in London. +44-20-7842-9288 Markettalk.eu@dowjones.com (END) Dow Jones Newswires July 21, 2010 03:08 ET (07:08 GMT)