** Shares of Shilpa Medicare Ltd SHME.NS rise as much as
3.5% to 247.25 rupees
** Brokerage Arihant Capital says SHME may look to monetize
assets and biologic business to bolster balance sheet and invest
in future initiatives
** Pegs double-digit growth in FY24 topline, with op margin
expansion
** If trends hold, stock on track to advance for third
consecutive session
** About 776,303 shares change hands by 11:36 a.m. IST, 2x
the 30-day avg - Refinitiv data
** Stock last up ~2%, cutting YTD losses to ~13%
(Reporting by Priya Sagar in Bengaluru)
((Priya.Sagar@thomsonreuters.com))