** Mahindra CIE Automotive shares MAHN.NS rise as much as
6.1% to 334 rupees, highest since Jan 2008
** Stock last up nearly 4%, adding to a 9.7% surge on
Thursday in much heavier-than-usual volumes
** Rally spurred by late Wednesday announcement of Mahindra
CIE taking a 27.35% stake in Strongsun Solar, which is setting
up two captive plants to supply solar power to Mahindra CIE
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** ~3.4 mln MAHN shares traded on the day, and 4.5 mln on
Thurs; daily vol not topped 1 mln since Oct. 20
** Stock now well above its 50-, 100- and 200-day simple
moving avgs
** Analysts avg rating on the stock is "buy," median PT is
378 rupees - Refinitiv data
** Incl session's gain, stock up ~40% YTD
(Reporting by Anisha Ajith in Bengaluru)
((anisha.ajith@thomsonreuters.com))