** Shares of Phoenix Mills PHOE.NS drops 7.9% to 1,366 rupees,
their steepest one-day pct drop in more than seven months
** PHOE bottoms the Nifty Realty Index .NIFTYREAL , which
is up 0.15%
** Real estate developer's Q2 profit drops 13.7%, hurt by a 9%
rise in costs; rev up 5%
** Stock set to mark fourth-straight losing day, if trend
holds
** Analysts' avg rating on stock is "buy;" their median PT
is 1,725 rupees - LSEG
** PHOE among nine of 10 stocks on Nifty realty index rated
"buy;" Oberoi Realty OBEO.NS only "hold" rated stock
** Stock up 22% YTD, its fourth-straight year of gains,
Nifty Realty Index has risen 24%
(Reporting by Aleef Jahan in Bengaluru)
((mailto:aleefjahan.cs@thomsonreuters.com))