** India's HDFC Asset Management Co HDFA.NS up as much as
9% at 2,063.00 rupees, their highest since Jan. 20
** Around 158,500 shares changed hands in multiple block
deals in range of 2,035-2,055 rupees a share
** British asset manager Abrdn ABDN.L will sell up to
41.26 bln rupees ($503.5 mln) of shares in HDFA via block deals,
CNBC-TV18 reported Monday
** Overall, 2.2 mln shares changed hands, ~5x 30-day avg
** HDFA shares down 8.6% so far this year
(Reporting by Nallur Sethuraman in Bengaluru)
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