** Shares of Tube Investments of India TBEI.NS rise as
much as 4.7% to 2,725 rupees, touching its highest level since
Nov. 9
** Stock set to gain for a second straight session
** The metal products maker is top gainer on Nifty auto
index .NIFTYAUTO , which is up 0.33% along with the broader
market .NSEI which is up 0.03%
** Co late on Thursday said that it will buy 50% stake in
X2Fuels and Energy for up to 61.5 million rupees ($754,485.51)
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** X2Fuels is a start-up that develops processes to convert
waste to liquid and solid fuels
** More than 240,000 shares traded by 0438 GMT, 0.5x times
their 30-day moving avg of more than 490,000 shares
** Three of 5 brokerages rate the stock "buy" or higher, 1
"hold" and 1 "sell" or lower; median PT is 2,894 rupees
** As of last close, TBEI up ~48.3% YTD vs ~17.5% rise in
the Nifty auto index
($1 = 81.5125 Indian rupees)
(Reporting by Yagnoseni Das in Bengaluru)
((yagnoseni.das@thomsonreuters.com;Mobile: +91 6001289066))