** Shares of natural gas distribution co Gujarat Gas Ltd
GGAS.NS climb as much as 5.6% to 514.55 rupees - set to mark
their biggest pct rise in nearly three weeks if gains hold
** GGAS among top gainers in the Nifty MCP 100 index
.NIFMDCP100 , which is up 0.7%
** Almost 2 mln shares traded as of 0819 GMT, vs 30-day avg
of more than 1.5 mln shares
** Sixteen of 27 brokerages rate the stock "buy" or higher,
4 "hold" and 7 "sell" or lower; their median PT is 540 rupees -
Refinitiv data
** Shares down 23.3% YTD, as of last close
(Reporting by Meenakshi Maidas in Bengaluru)
((meenakshi.maidas@thomsonreuters.com;))