** Shares of industrial chemicals manufacturer Anupam
Rasayan India ANUY.NS rise as much as 3.6% to 985.8 rupees,
its highest level since Feb. 11, 2022
** Co says it signed letter of intent worth $182 mln with a
Japanese multinational to manufacture and supply three high
value speciality chemicals
** Contract for a period of seven years
** Stock on track to rise for third straight session, if
gains hold
** All seven analysts covering the stock rate it "buy" or
"strong buy"; median PT is 873 rupees - Refinitiv data
** Over 723,000 shares traded as of 11:50 a.m. IST, 1.4X the
30-day moving average
** Stock rose 40% YTD as of last close, outperforming Nifty
500 index .NIFTY500 which fell 3.3%
(Reporting by Varun Vyas in Bengaluru)
((varunvyas.hebbalalu@thomsonreuters.com;))