India's Thermax gains after Q2 profit beat
** Shares of Thermax THMX.NS rises 2.5% to 5,020 rupees,
their biggest one-day pct gain since Oct. 25
** Industrial machine maker posts bigger-than-expected Q2
profit, helped by steady demand for its industrial products
** Analysts' avg rating on stock is "hold," same as that on
peer ABB India ABB.NS
** Their median PT on THMX is 4,600 rupees - LSEG
** Stock extends YTD gains to 62%, compared to a 42% surge
in ABB
(Reporting by Aleef Jahan in Bengaluru)
((aleefjahan.cs@thomsonreuters.com))