** Ola Electric OLAE.NS falls as much as 2.5% to record low of 26.83 rupees; stock down 12.5% so far this week
** Electric two-wheeler manufacturer plans to reduce physical store count further to about 550 by March-end, as per media report
** Earlier this week, Citi downgraded stock to "sell" from "buy"; cuts PT to 27 rupees from 55 rupees, citing persistent headwinds to volume growth
** Stock rated "hold" on average vs "strong buy" for larger rival Ather Energy ATHR.NS, per data compiled by LSEG
** Stock down 25% YTD
(Reporting by Brijesh Patel in Bengaluru)
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