** Shares of Charter Hall Retail REIT CQR.AX rise as much
as 3.6% to A$3.770, set for best week since May 2, 2010 if gains
hold
** Stock rises for an eighth straight session, hitting its
highest level since Aug. 3
** Property investment management co said on Tuesday it sold
two shopping centres for A$225.5 mln ($151.45 mln)
** About 1.6 mln shares change hands by 0424 GMT on Friday,
compared with the 30-day average volume of 1.2 mln
** Stock down 5% YTD, as of last close
($1 = 1.4890 Australian dollars)
(Reporting by Aaditya Govind Rao in Bengaluru)
((Aaditya.govindrao@thomsonreuters.com;))