** Tyre stocks soar after Ceat CEAT.NS announces Q4 earnings
** CEAT up 9% to four-month high of 3,348 rupees; set for biggest daily pct. gains since December 9
** Co misses Q4 profit estimates, but revenue beats expectations; sequential margin expansion and strong outlook cheer investors
** Co's comments that demand was healthy in replacement market positive for industry. Expect other domestic tyre players to report better numbers q/q basis, says ICICI Direct Research
** Apollo Tyres APLO.NS and JK Tyre & Industries JKIN.NS add 3.5% and 2.2%, respectively, while MRF MRF.NS rises 1.1%
** CEAT erases YTD losses, up 3.6%, while APLO and JKIN down 10.2% and 19.1%, respectively, and MRF up 2.7%
(Reporting by Vivek Kumar M)
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