** Shares of Indian healthcare services company Dr. Lal
Pathlabs Ltd DLPA.NS rise 3.81% to 2,750 rupees - highest
since April 28
** DLPA top gainer on India's Nifty Midcap 100 index
.NIFMDCP100
** Stock rises for seventh straight session
** More than 493,000 shares change hands by 0746 GMT, 1.8x
30-day avg of 275,406 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 30.6% so far this year as of last close, vs a
0.93% fall in the Nifty Midcap 100 .NIFMDCP100 index
(Reporting by Atreya Raghavan in Bengaluru)
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