** Shares of courier services provider Blue Dart Express
BLDT.NS rise as much as 4.4% to 6,981.95 rupees
** Stock on track to rise for third straight session, if
trend holds
** Co will implement general price increase from Jan 1, 2024
** Adds, average shipment price will be 9.6% higher than
2023 depending on shipping profile
** Over 9,000 shares traded as of 9:48 a.m. IST, 0.4X the
30-day moving average
** Mean rating of seven analysts is "buy"; median PT is
7,503 rupees - LSEG data
** Stock last up 0.4%, trimming YTD loss to 12.9%
(Reporting by Varun Vyas in Bengaluru)
((varunvyas.hebbalalu@thomsonreuters.com))