** Shares of Mphasis MBFL.NS down as much as 5.62% to
2133.7 rupees, their lowest since July 21
** Stock hits sharpest intraday pct loss since April 17
** IT services provider said its consol net profit for the
July-Sept quarter fell 6.3% to 3.92 billion rupees ($47.17
million)
** Analysts' average rating is equivalent of "buy", their
median PT is 2,460 rupees
** About 1.3 mln shares change hands as of 2:49 p.m. IST,
3.4x 30-day average
** Stock last down 4%, trimming YTD gains to ~9%
($1 = 83.1055 Indian rupees)
(Reporting by Manvi Pant in Bengaluru)
((Manvi.Pant@thomsonreuters.com; +918447554364;))