** Shares of Apollo Hospitals APLH.NS rise as much as 2.14% to a record high of 7,600.50 rupees
** HSBC reiterates "buy" and hikes PT to 8,435 rupees, a 12.5% upside from last close
** HSBC says APLH's plans to demerge its pharmacy business into a new company and separately list the entity will help unlock the value of the pharmacy business
** Move to also simplify the corporate structure and lend scope for execution-led valuation upside, according to HSBC
** Average rating of 25 analysts tracking APLH is "buy"; median PT is 8288 rupees, according to data compiled by LSEG
** APLH shares up 2% YTD vs a 7.5% rise in the benchmark Nifty 50 index .NSEI, exchange data shows
(Reporting by Bharath Rajeswaran in Bengaluru)
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