** Shares of GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals GLAX.NS rise
~5% to 1,848 rupees, an all-time high
** Stock among top gainers on 20-member nifty pharma index
.NIPHARM
** Reuters could not immediately ascertain a reason for the
stock move
** Drugmaker's stock currently trading up ~2%; on track for
fourth consecutive session of gains, if trend holds
** GLAX set for best quarter since Dec-qtr in 2021
** Stock trading ~19% above its median PT of 1,515 rupees -
LSEG
** Trading volume 1.4x the 30-day moving average
** Avg rating of five analysts on GLAX at "hold" - LSEG data
** Stock up ~36% YTD vs a ~31% climb in the pharma index
(Reporting by Kashish Tandon in Bengaluru)
((kashish.tandon@thomsonreuters.com))