** Shares of Bajaj Finance BJFN.NS and Bajaj Finserv
BJFS.NS add 4.6% and 3.6% respectively
** BJFN, BJFS top two pct gainers in both benchmark Nifty 50
.NSEI and heavyweight Nifty Finance .NIFTYFIN indexes
** BJFN's housing finance arm begins preparation for IPO,
targeting upto $10 bln valuation, local report says citing
sources
** Bajaj group did not immediately respond to Reuters'
request for comment on the media report
** BJFN set to rise for the third straight week, BJFS on
track to snap two consecutive months of losses
** Day's gains trim YTD losses for BJFS, BJFN to 2.1% and
1.1%, respectively
(Reporting by Hritam Mukherjee in Bengaluru)
((Hritam.Mukherjee@thomsonreuters.com;))