** Shares of India's GMR Airports GMRI.NS fall about 2.5% to 96.80 rupees
** Airports operator says March total passenger traffic fell 1.5% y/y to 10.41 million, total aircraft movements slipped 1.3% y/y to 36,760
** Co operates major airports in Delhi, Hyderabad and Goa, which together account for the bulk of its India passenger traffic
** Hyderabad passenger traffic declined 12% y/y, Delhi down 0.2% y/y, Goa rose 9.5% y/y
** Co says traffic hit by instability in the Middle East
** GMRI rated "strong buy" on average by 7 analysts, median PT at 120 rupees - data compiled by LSEG
** YTD, stock down about 5%
(Reporting by Surbhi Misra in Bengaluru)
((Surbhi.Misra@thomsonreuters.com | X: https://twitter.com/SurbhiMisra_ |;))