** India's CarTrade Tech CART.NS CART.BO gains 3.8% to 2,497 rupees
** Elara Securities starts coverage on online vehicle classifieds and auction portal with "buy", PT of 3,590 rupees
** Brokerage's PT highest among 7 analysts tracking the stock; avg rating is "hold", according to data compiled by LSEG
** CART looks well set to grow without increasing its customer acquisition costs, says brokerage
** Through OLX India acquisition, CART has deepened its presence in auto classifields space, Elara says; expects gross merchandise value for OLX India to grow at a CAGR of 11.9% till FY28
** Including today's gains, CART is up 68% YTD
(Reporting by Kashish Tandon in Bengaluru)
((Kashish.tandon@thomsonreuters.com))