** Shares of lead-acid battery maker Exide Industries
EXID.NS rise 5.4% to an all-time high of 317.65 rupees
** Stock set for best week since Sept. 2021 and best year
since 2009
** Reuters could not immediately ascertain a reason for the
stock move
** Stock currently up 3.2%, set for fourth consecutive
session of gains
** EXID trading ~14% above its median PT of 279 rupees -
LSEG
** Trading volume nearly thrice the 30-day moving avg; its
busiest session since Aug. 2023
** Avg rating of 16 analysts on EXID at "buy" - LSEG data
** Stock up ~76% YTD, outperforming Nifty 500 index's
.NIFTY500 ~26% climb
(Reporting by Kashish Tandon in Bengaluru)
((kashish.tandon@thomsonreuters.com))