** Shares of National Storage REIT NSR.AX rise as much as 1.3% to A$2.715, hovering near their highest since April 2022
** Australia's largest self-storage provider has risen 20% so far in the week, heading for best week ever, if current gains hold
** On Wednesday, co received A$4.02 billion ($2.62 billion) buyout offer from a consortium of Brookfield BAM.N and Singapore's GIC
** Offer could be the country’s biggest real estate privatisation deal, if it goes through
** Stock up ~15% this year, including the day's move
(Reporting by John Biju in Bengaluru)
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