** Shares of Aarti Drugs ADRG.NS rise as much as 6.14% to
488.60 rupees, their highest since Aug. 17
** Stock notching biggest intraday pct gain since Sept. 8,
rising for a third straight session on no apparent news
** Nifty pharma index .NIPHARM down 1.1% on the day
** More than 1 mln ADRG shares traded by GMT 0800, 4.2 times
their 30-day avg
** One of 3 brokerages rate the stock "buy" and 2 "hold" ;
their median PT is 469 rupees
** Shares down 15.52% YTD as of last close
(Reporting by Nishit Navin in Bengaluru)
((nishit.navin@thomsonreuters.com;))