** Shares of Deepak Nitrite DPNT.NS fall as much as 4.3%
to 1,938.25 rupees
** Stock posts its steepest intra day pct loss since Feb. 7
** The chemicals maker posts ~36% YoY slump in its Q1
profit, while rev drops ~14% YoY
** Avg rating of the 12 analysts covering DPNT is "buy" on a
5-scale rating from "strong buy" to "strong sell"
** Analysts' median PT is 2,199.50 rupees - Refinitiv data
** As of last close, stock up ~2% so far this year
(Reporting by Kashish Tandon in Bengaluru)
((Kashish.tandon@thomsonreuters.com))