** Shares of Lemon Tree Hotels LEMO.NS up 4.7% at 135
rupees, paring some gains from intraday high
** Hotel chain operator says signed license agreement for
upcoming hotel in Noida; also expanding portfolio in Uttar
Pradesh state
** Stock on track to snap three straight sessions of losses
** Average recommendation on the stock as well as rivals
Chalet Hotels CHAL.NS and Indian Hotels Co IHTL.NS
equivalent to "buy" - LSEG data
** LEMO up ~13% in 2024 vs CHAL's 19% jump and IHTL's 20%
climb
(Reporting by Hritam Mukherjee in Bengaluru)
((Hritam.Mukherjee@thomsonreuters.com;))