** Shares of private lender Federal Bank FED.NS rise ~ 4%
to record high of 181.86 rupees
** Co reports ~ 20% jump in provisional gross advances and
total deposits for Q1
** 23 of 29 analysts tracking rate at "buy" or above, 5
"hold"; 1 "strong sell" with median PT at 195 rupees, as per
LSEG data
** FED top gainer in private bank index .NIFPVTBNK , which
is up 2%
** Stk up 16% YTD vs 6% gains in private bank index
(Reporting by Sethuraman NR in Bengaluru)
((Sethuraman.NR@thomsonreuters.com; (+91 9945291420); Reuters
Messaging: nallur.sethuraman.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))