** Shares of Indian healthcare and diagnostics services
company Dr. Lal Pathlabs Ltd DLPA.NS rise as much as 4.18% to
2400 rupees, marking their biggest intraday pct gain since Sept.
7
** DLPA.NS top pct gainer on India's Nifty Midcap 100 Index
.NIFMDCP100
** Stock rises for second consecutive session
** More than 335,000 shares change hands by 0717 GMT, 1.2x
30-day avg of 289,090 shares
** 9 of the 20 analysts covering the stock have a "buy" or
"strong buy" rating, 3 have "hold" while 8 rate it at "sell" or
"strong sell"; median PT is 2,214 rupees - Refinitiv data
** Stock down 39.73% so far this year as of last close vs a
1.03% rise in the Nifty Midcap 100 index .NIFMDCP100
(Reporting by Atreya Raghavan in Bengaluru)
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