** Shares of India's Canara Bank CNBK.NS rise 3.71% to 133.5 rupees, its highest since December 2010
** Co reports 18.92% higher quarterly profit at 47.74 billion rupees ($543.15 million)
** Quarterly gross NPA at 2.35% and interest earned increased 6.07% to 315.44 billion rupees
** Stock rated as "Buy" on average by 17 analysts, median PT at 127.50 rupees - data compiled by LSEG
** More than 58.97 million shares change hands vs 30 day average of 30 million shares
**YTD, stock up nearly 33%
($1 = 87.8950 Indian rupees)
(Reporting by Mridula Kumar)
((Mridula.kumar@thomsonreuters.com))