** Shares of steel pipes and tubes manufacturer Maharashtra
Seamless Ltd MHSM.NS rise as much as 5.9% to hit a record high
at 879.45 rupees
** Co on Wednesday said its board will consider an issue of
bonus shares and stock split on Oct. 17 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN31D0XL
** MHSM had said on Tuesday that it made voluntary
prepayment of long term loan of about 3.15 billion Indian rupees
($38.27 million)to HDFC Bank HDBK.NS
** Stock rises for seventh straight session, marks biggest
intraday pct gain since Aug. 2
** More than 317,000 shares traded by GMT 0412, 2.6 times
their 30-day avg of 122,411 shares
** Stock up 62.88% YTD, as of last close
($1 = 82.3025 Indian rupees)
(Reporting by Nishit Navin in Bengaluru)
((nishit.navin@thomsonreuters.com;))