** Shares of Bandhan Bank BANH.NS down 8% to 161.46 rupees, set to fall for third straight session
** 470,359 shares traded in a block deal on NSE at 11.5% discount to closing price on Friday
** Bandhan Bank's promoter Bandhan Financial Services is exploring exit options for its long-term investors, such as GIC Ventures and International Finance Corp, Economic Times had reported citing sources
** BANH clarifies not aware of any such development, and it has not received any communication
** Trading vols nearly 3x the 30-day average at 30 mln shares so far
** YTD, BANH up ~11%
(Reporting by Vijay Malkar)
((VijayDattaram.Malkar@thomsonreuters.com;))