** Narayana Hrudayalaya NARY.NS falls 2.2% to 1,221.40
rupees
** Healthcare services provider's Q2 consol net profit drops
12% to 1.99 bln rupees ($23.7 mln), hurt by higher expenses
** However, rev from ops rises 7.3%
** Stock rated "hold" on avg vs "buy" rating for peers
Torrent Pharmaceuticals TORP.NS and Max Healthcare Institute
MAXE.NS - LSEG
** Stock up ~2% YTD, while TORP and MAXE are up ~38% and
~49%, respectively
($1 = 84.1050 Indian rupees)
(Reporting by Dimpal Gulwani in Bengaluru)
((dimpal.gulwani@thomsonreuters.com))