** Fortis Healthcare FOHE.NS stock rises as much as 7.4% to record 1,052.90 rupees
** Top gainer on Nifty healthcare index .NIFHEIN, which is up 0.6%
** Malaysia's IHH Healthcare IHHH.KL gets SEBI's approval to acquire an additional 26.1% stake each in Fortis and its unit Malar
** IHH's stake in Fortis stands at 31.17%, as of June 30
** Shares of IHH gained 2.2% on the day
** FOHE rated "buy" on avg by 13 analysts, median PT 980 rupees - data compiled by LSEG
** YTD, FOHE up 45%
(Reporting by Manvi Pant in Bengaluru)
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