** Shares of DMart-owner Avenue Supermarts Ltd AVEU.NS
rise as much as 2.9% to 4,361.50 rupees, their sharpest pct gain
since Sept. 22
** AVEU among gainers on the Nifty 100 Index .NIFTY100 ,
which is up 1.6%
** More than 190,000 shares traded as of 0801 GMT, vs their
30-day avg of 314,904 shares
** Twelve of 25 brokerages rate the stock "buy" or higher, 5
"hold" and 8 "sell" or lower; their median PT is 4,173.50 rupees
- Refinitiv data
** Shares down 9.2% YTD, as of last close
(Reporting by Meenakshi Maidas in Bengaluru)
((meenakshi.maidas@thomsonreuters.com;))