** Shares of India's Nuvoco Vistas Corporation NUVO.NS rise 2.15% to 311.50 rupees
** Brokerages flag recent cement price hikes and better realisations supporting co
** Jefferies ('buy', PT: 410 rupees) says March-quarter EBITDA rose about 7% on improved realisations, while April price increases of 8–15 rupees per bag should partly offset fuel and packaging cost pressures
** HSBC ("buy", TP: 420 rupees) says price hikes in trade and non-trade segments help cushion inflationary pressures
** Citi ("buy", cuts TP to 400 rupees from 475 rupees) says better-than-expected realisations drove earnings outperformance
** Co reported March-quarter consolidated revenue of 33.07 billion rupees ($354.28 million) vs 30.42 billion rupees a year ago
** YTD, stock down 14.3%
($1 = 93.3437 Indian rupees)
(Reporting by Surbhi Misra in Bengaluru)
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