** Shares of multiple Indian gas stocks rise as much as
between 1% and 4.3%, after a govt panel favours ending control
on pricing of gas from old blocks
** Panel head Kirit Parikh, in an interview with CNBC TV18
on Wednesday, said it had recommended ending control on pricing
of gas output from old blocks from January 2027, confirming a
Reuters report published on Nov. 29 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN32Q0PC
** Panel could also suggest a road map to end the
government's role in gas pricing from 2026, Reuters had reported
** Shares of Indraprastha Gas Ltd IGAS.NS jumps as much as
4.3% to 452 rupees, a peak since Jan 19
** Mahanagar Gas Ltd MGAS.NS rises as much as 2.8% to a
more than 3-month peak of 922.50 rupees
** Gujarat Gas Ltd GGAS.NS was up as much as 2% to 508.65
rupees
(Reporting by Ashna Teresa Britto in Bengaluru)
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