** Shares of real estate developer Mahindra Lifespace
Developers MALD.NS closed 5.13% higher, its biggest one-day
gain since Sept. 25
** Stock among top gainers on Nifty Realty Index
.NIFTYREAL , which is up 2%
** Co's units and Sumitomo Corp 8053.T agree to invest
2.25 bln rupees ($26.70 mln) to expand industrial
park in Tamil Nadu
** MALD marks second-busiest day in over two weeks, with
over 276,000 shares traded
** Analysts' avg rating on stock is "buy," same as that on
peer Godrej Properties GODR.NS ; median PT is 700 rupees - LSEG
data
** Stock down 11% YTD vs a 31% gain in .NIFTYREAL
($1 = 84.2625 Indian rupees)
(Reporting by Aleef Jahan in Bengaluru)
((aleefjahan.cs@thomsonreuters.com))