** Shares of Home First Finance HOME.NS trim some
gains to trade 3.1% higher at 1,014.10 rupees; rose as much as
7.8% to hit a record high earlier in the session
** Housing finance firm on Thursday reported 34.2% Y/Y rise
in Q3 PAT, while rev from ops rose 39.1%
** Its loan disbursal was up 29.1% in Q3, AUM grew 33.5%
** Avg rating of 16 analysts equivalent of "strong buy",
median PT is 1,095 rupees - LSEG data
** Stock rose 14.7% in Dec quarter, its best quarterly
performance since Sept quarter, 2022
($1 = 83.1250 Indian rupees)
(Reporting by Ashish Chandra in Bengaluru)
((ashish.chandra@thomsonreuters.com (+91 7982114624))