** Shares of Chalet Hotels CHAL.NS rise as much as 9.9% to
record 958 rupees
** Hotels operator on Wednesday launched qualified
institutional placement (QIP), set floor price of 780.76 rupees
per share, a 10.4% discount to its closing price on the day
** Co did not immediately respond to mail seeking comment on
size of QIP and how it planned to use QIP proceeds
** Stock currently up 2%
** Close to 2.7 mln shares traded in stock's most active
session in over 2 years
** Twelve analysts tracking CHAL rate it "buy" on avg,
median PT 825 rupees - LSEG data
** Stock up nearly 10% in March, extends winning run to 5
months
(Reporting by Nandan Mandayam in Bengaluru)
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