UK's Rightmove falls on new $8.3 bln buyout bid from Australia's REA Group
** Shares of Rightmove RMV.L fall as much as 1.3% to 656p, top pct loser on FTSE 100 .FTSE index
** Australia's REA Group REA.AX sweetens takeover bid for co, which runs Britain's largest real estate portal
** New bid hikes offer to 6.2 bln pounds ($8.30 billion) at an implied value of 781 pence per Rightmove share
** "This offer is not significantly different to previously," Panmure Liberum analysts said, adding that the rationale for the deal looks questionable
** REA also offered a special dividend of 6p/share under the new offer
** REA urged co's shareholders to ask the board to engage in talks
** Stock has risen ~14% YTD
($1 = 0.7472 pounds)
Reporting by Yamini Kalia in Bengaluru
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