** Asian Paints ASPN.NS stock up 0.4% to 2,716 rupees ahead of Q3 results
** India's biggest paintmaker expected to post 8% y/y consol profit rise, rev growth seen at 5.8% - data compiled by LSEG
** Domestic volumes of mainstay decorative paints expected to grow in range of 5%-9% vs 1.6% yr-ago - estimates from four brokerages
** Stock rated "hold", on avg, by 33 analysts, median PT 2,750 rupees - data compiled by LSEG
** Stock gained over 21% in 2025
($1 = 91.8470 Indian rupees)
(Reporting by Hritam Mukherjee in Bengaluru)
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